On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, Professor Jocelyn Alcántara-Garcia will discuss her research on Spanish illuminated manuscripts in her talk, “How Hidalgos Flaunted Their Status: Materials Symbolism in 15th- to 18th-century… Read More
Category: Events
Virdi to Participate in Roundtable on Victorian Material Culture
On February 9th, Professor Jaipreet Virdi will participate in a Zoom Roundtable on Victorian Material Culture. Hosted by the Victorian Studies Association of Western Canada (VSAWC), the roundtable marks the seventh event in… Read More
Communal Studies Association Conference: Space, Place, and the Spirit of Material Culture
The Communal Studies Association is holding its annual conference at Winterthur October 17-19, 2019. This year’s theme is “Space, Place, and the Spirit of Material Culture. See here for more details.
Lecture: Professor Jennifer Van Horn
To kick of the 2019-2020 Art History Lecture Series, Professor Jennifer Van Horn will give a talk titled “‘Stealing a Glance’ Enslaved Viewers and Iconoclasts in the Plantation South” this… Read More
“Electric Light An Architectural History” by Dr. Sandy Isenstadt
How electric light created new spaces that transformed the built environment and the perception of modern architecture. In this book, Sandy Isenstadt examines electric light as a form of architecture—as… Read More
“Buddhist Monuments to the West of Afghanistan” Lecture with Dr. Minoru Inaba, April 25th
Professior Minoru Inaba (Kyoto University/Princeton) is a world-renowned archaeologist of Central Asia and Afghanistan. He will be speaking on one of the most illusive subjects in modern-day archaeology –… Read More
CMCS Celebrates 10th Anniversary of the Delaware Public Humanities Institute (DELPHI)
The Center for Material Culture Studies is proud to announce the Delaware Public Humanities Institute Class of 2017. This year also marks the 10th Anniversary of DELPHI at the University… Read More
ThingStor: Graduate Student Working Group
The Center for Material Culture Studies (CMCS) invites interested students from across the Humanities to attend the first informational meeting about its new collaborative Research and DH initiative — ThingStor:… Read More
Lecture: James C. Curtis on Photography and Japanese American Internment
Title: James C. Curtis discusses his book Discriminating Views: Documentary Photography and Japanese American Internment When: Thursday, November 10, 2016 / 5PM Where: Memorial Hall, Room 122 James C. Curtis, professor emeritus… Read More
Green Light Symposium Bridges Arts & Sciences
For over a year, the Center for Material Culture Studies has helped develop the program of Art & Science: Connections and Intersections. This initiative works to bring together scholars from… Read More