The CMCS community wishes our extraordinary Director, Sarah Wasserman, a warmhearted farewell. Your vision and leadership will be missed! Thank you for advancing the legacy of excellence of CMCS for… Read More
“A Conversation about Material Culture Studies Today,” organized by CMCS directors, Sarah Wasserman and Carla Guerrón Montero, with support from CAS events, took place April 26-27 at the STAR campus… Read More
Mónica Domínguez Torres, associate professor of Art History at the University of Delaware, has published a new book titled, Pearls for the Crown: Art, Nature, and Race in the Age… Read More
We had so much fun at the Thing Tank Workshop last week! The weaving workshop was led by Dr. Kelly Cobb, an associate professor in the fashion department, and was… Read More
Join the Center for Material Culture Studies Graduate Student Working Group on Sunday, April 28th for Harpsichord Heaven at Brandywine Baroque in Wilmington, DE. They will be attending the 1:30PM lecture “Stolen… Read More
Dr. Laura Helton, assistant professor of English and History at the University of Delaware, has published a new book titled Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and… Read More
Mark your calendars for our Spring Symposium! “A Conversation about Material Culture Studies Today” will take place April 26-27 at the Star Tower Audion. You can find more information about… Read More
CMCS is happy to announce that it is now accepting donations to its carefully curated lending Library of Things (LoT). This collection will house portable, representational objects that all faculty… Read More
We are proud to highlight recent books published by CMCS Faculty Affiliates: Carla Guerrón Montero: Población Afroantillana y Turismo en Panamá: De Migrantes Temporales a Atractivos Permanentes, Arwen Mohun: American Imperialist: Cruelty… Read More
Join the Center for Material Culture Studies Graduate Student Working Group on Sunday, December 3rd for our Puppets and Paintings Field Trip to Baltimore, Maryland! The working group will be… Read More
