Please join us Thursday, December 5th from 5:30-7:30 PM in the Rollins Room of Jastak-Burgess Hall for the Center for Material Culture Studies Holiday party. There will be snacks a… Read More
CMCS Holiday Book Party
Category: News
Cooch’s Bridge: The African American Presence
Performed at the University of Delaware’s Center for the Arts, Gore Recital Hall on October 11th, Cooch’s Bridge: The African American Presence is a ten-movement jazz suite inspired by the African… Read More
Farewell to CMCS Director, Sarah Wasserman
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
Mónica Domínguez Torres Publishes New Book: Pearls for the Crown
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
Thing Tank Weaving Workshop
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
Harpsichord Heaven Graduate Student Event
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
Laura Helton Publishes New Book: Scattered and Fugitive Things
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
Recent Faculty Affiliate Publications
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
Material Culture (and Muppets) Field Trip!
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
Associate Professor Marcy Norton to Give Talk on Indigenous and European Modes of Interaction
On Monday, October 30 2023, Associate Professor Marcy Norton will present a public talk at 5:30pm in Gore Hall 116. The talk is part of this year’s CMCS Thing Tank on… Read More