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with apologies for cross-posting Call for Papers Workshop: 'Dress, Textiles and Heritage' University of Wolverhampton 13 June 2012 The University of Wolverhampton invites proposals for papers that explore the collection, display, conservation and all other uses of dress and textiles in heritage settings, including museums and historic houses, in Britain and beyond. Both theoretical and practice-based papers are welcome. Proposals by museum professionals, conservators, historians and all other interested scholars are equally welcome. Themes of interest include – but are not limited to: • The uses of textiles in recreating and restoring historic interiors • The collection and display of dress, from haute couture to everyday dress • The historic development of dress and textiles collections • The use of dress in re-enactment • The role and development of ethnographic and specialist collections • The conservation of historic dress and textiles • Exhibitions and displays beyond heritage settings • The ‘consumption’ of dress and textiles in heritage settings To submit a proposal, please send title and abstract of c.300/400 words to Laura Ugolini at [log in to unmask] by 15 February 2012. A small fund is available to help cover speakers’ travel and fees. To find out more, and for any other information, please contact Laura Ugolini at [log in to unmask] Or see: http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/histextiles.html The workshop will be held in Millennium City Building, located on the University of Wolverhampton’s City campus, just 10 minutes’ walk from Wolverhampton’s bus and train stations. Dr Laura Ugolini Reader in History Joint editor, Textile History School of Law, Social Sciences and Communications MC Building University of Wolverhampton Wolverhampton WV1 1LY E-mail: [log in to unmask] -- Scanned by iCritical.