On May 1, 2025 Dr. Neri de Kramer (Assistant Professor, Anthropology) and her Introduction to Material Culture Studies class went on a field trip to the Delaware History Museum.… Read More
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I Heart UD Giving Day, May 14th
Support an undergraduate research community studying objects and their cultural importance. About this Project What do a 1920s chemise, an unmarked tombstone in a New York cemetery, and your favorite… Read More
Thing Tank: The First three Years
The Center for Material Culture Studies is celebrating the first three years of Thing Tank, the CMCS’ signature research forum for UD faculty and graduate students. Thing Tank brings together a… Read More
In Memoriam: Bernard L. Herman
In Memoriam: Bernard L. Herman The CMCS is deeply saddened by the loss of one of UD’s preeminent scholars of American Material Culture. Dr. Herman died in late December of… Read More
CMCS Holiday Book Party
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
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
Cooch’s Bridge: The African American Presence Concert program
Concert Program Cooch’s Bridge: The African American Presence Concert Recital Friday, October 11, 2024. 6:30 pm Gore Recital Hall, Roselle Center for the Arts Composer’s Note Cooch’s… Read More