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, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
