You are invited to a reception in celebration of the new exhibition Problem Solving: Highlights from the Experimental Printmaking Institute. The exhibition is curated by Galina Olmsted, a Delaware Public Humanities… Read More
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March 3, 2018: Workshop in Public Humanities, Material Culture, and History
Are you thinking about pursuing a career in the public humanities? Looking to learn tips for navigating postgrad life outside or adjacent to the Academy? Want to meet History Department alumni? Interested in a free meal?… Read More
WANTED: 1,000 OBJECTS!
The Center for Material Culture Studies (CMCS) at the University of Delaware is excited to announce the growth of ThingStor: A Material Culture Database for Finding Objects in Literature &… Read More
UD Hosting 200th Anniversary Douglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon with the Smithsonian, Feb. 14th
Dear CMCS Faculty, Students, and Friends, You’re invited to a celebration of Frederick Douglass Day on February 14, 2018, the 200th anniversary of his chosen birthday. This year, UD is… Read More
Undergraduate Summer Program in Material Culture: Object Lab 10.0 Call for Applications
Object Lab 10.0 — Call for Participants Dates: June 2-7, 2018 Location: The Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Object Lab is a material studies program organized and funded by the Chipstone Foundation for… Read More
Methods in Material Culture Studies Graduate Student Working Group Meeting, Feb. 14th
Affectionately known as Mugwugs, Object Fight Club, or “that group with the boxing guys on the flyers,” the working group hosts events both on- and off-campus to encourage interdisciplinary exploration of… Read More
Workshop: Publishing for Graduate Students in Material Culture, Nov. 30
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Lewis Carroll Society of North America Fall Event at University of Delaware, Oct. 28th
“Reflections on Alice and Lewis Carroll” Fall meeting of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America Saturday, October 28, 2017 University of Delaware Library Newark, DE Talks and a display of… Read More
Workshop: “The Reading Journals of Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Their Implications for Contemporary Journaling Practices,” Nov. 7th
The Quiet Discourse: The Reading Journals of Alice Dunbar-Nelson and Their Implications for Contemporary Journaling Practices A Workshop with Dr. Jesse Erickson If you keep a reading journal or you… Read More
2018 Emerging Scholars Symposium “Hazardous Objects: Function, Materiality, and Context”
*Registration is NOW OPEN* To Attend the Conference, Register Here! View/Print Flyer Hazardous Objects: Function, Materiality, and Context Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library April 27-28, 2018 The Center for Material Culture… Read More