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
Thing Tank Weaving Workshop
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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
Save the Date: Material Culture Spring Symposium
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
Lending Library of Things
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
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
Historian Rob Goldberg to Give Talk About Children’s Toys
The Center for Material Culture Studies is delighted to present a public lunchtime talk by Dr. Rob Goldberg, author of Radical Play: Revolutionizing Children’s Toys in 1960s and 1970s America (Duke University… 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
Go Barbie or Go Home: An Interview with Sarah Wasserman
Earlier this month, UDaily’s Diane Stopyra spoke with Sarah Wasserman, director of the University of Delaware’s Center for Material Culture Studies and associate professor of English, on Barbie’s immense theater… Read More