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“Staff: The Stuff of World’s Fairs” Lecture with Dr. Linda Kim, April 19th
Category: Events
“The Social Life of Maps in America 1750-1860” by Dr. Martin Brückner
In the age of MapQuest and GPS, we take cartographic literacy for granted. We should not; the ability to find meaning in maps is the fruit of a long process of exposure and instruction. A… Read More
“Hazardous Objects: Function, Materiality, and Context” April 27-28, 2018
Hazardous Objects: Function, Materiality, and Context Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library April 27-28, 2018 REGISTER HERE! View/Print Flyer PROGRAM Click Here to View/Print Detailed Program Schedule Keynote Speaker: Dr. Alison Matthews David, Associate Professor in… Read More
Grad Student Working Group Events, April-May
Contact Michael Doss (mdoss@udel.edu) and Victoria Sunnergren (vsunner@udel.edu) for more information and to register for events. View/Print Flyer Here!
“The Book Beyond the Library,” April 12th
Lecture by Michael Suarez, S. J. University Professor and Director of Rare Book School, University of Virginia The Book beyond the Library: Sir William Hamilton’s Cabinet and the Eighteenth-Century Decorative Arts Revolution With its striking ocher and… Read More
Preserving Memory with Jane Klinger, March 14th
Jane Klinger, Chief Conservator for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and a Coremans Fellow in the Preservation Studies program at the University of Delaware, will be delivering a guest lecture on the material culture of the… Read More
“Problem Solving: Highlights from the Experimental Printmaking Institute,” March 5th
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 Institute (DELPHI) alumnus and graduate… Read More
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? This workshop will feature five History Department… 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 one of the central hubs… 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 third and fourth year undergraduate… Read More