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Workshop and Call for Papers
'Private Textiles and Dress: Domestic and Intimate Textiles and Dress in Museums and Historic Houses'
Thursday 13 June 2019
University of Wolverhampton, UK
https://retailhistory.wordpress.com/2018/11/28/private/
CHORD invites submissions for a workshop that explores private, domestic, intimate and / or secret textiles and dress in museum, historic house, archive and other collections.
Papers focusing on any historical period or geographical area are welcome. We define 'private' broadly, and also welcome papers that challenge simple categorisation, including domestic objects or collections that might be intended for public view, or 'intimate' items that might also have a political meaning. Both textiles and clothing are of interest, as are all aspects of their acquisition, care, display, interpretation or conservation.
Museum professionals, conservators, archivists, students, academic scholars or anybody with an interest in the topic are warmly invited to submit a proposal. We welcome both experienced and new speakers, including speakers without an institutional affiliation.
Individual papers are usually 20 minutes in length, followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion. We also welcome shorter, 10 minute ‘work in progress’ or 'collection spotlight' (which aims to draw attention more briefly than in a full paper to a particular item or collection) presentations, also followed by 10 minutes for questions and discussion.
Some of the themes that are of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Textiles and furnishings for the home
- Underwear and sleepwear
- Collecting, conserving and displaying private and domestic items
- Textiles, dress, intimacy and emotions
- Unused, stored or hidden garments and textiles
- Recreating domestic interiors
- From private to public: house sales, auctions, re-use
- Secret, ritual or religious textiles
Small bursaries will be available for speakers to subsidise the cost of travel (within the UK) and the workshop fee.
To submit a proposal, please send title and abstract of c.300 to 400 words, specifying whether you are proposing a 10 or a 20 minute presentation to Laura Ugolini, at [log in to unmask] by 15 March 2019.
If you are unsure whether to submit a proposal or would like to discuss your ideas before submission, you are encouraged to e-mail Laura Ugolini at [log in to unmask]
The workshop will be held at Wolverhampton University City Campus, a short walk from Wolverhampton’s bus and train stations.
The call for papers can be found here: https://retailhistory.wordpress.com/2018/11/28/private/
News about CHORD events, as well as blogs based on past conference papers, can be found here:
http://retailhistory.wordpress.com/about/
For any further information, please e-mail Laura Ugolini at: [log in to unmask]
Prof. Laura Ugolini
Professor of History
Dept. of History, Politics, War Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences
Room MH124
Mary Seacole (MH) Building
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
WV1 1LY
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