The Delaware Public Humanities Institute (DELPHI) begins May 26th in an all-online format! This year, we’re delighted to welcome 14 DELPHI Fellows from 6 UD departments and programs, 8 UD… Read More
DELPHI 2020
Ren Things: Material Culture Colloquium Creates Website Cataloging Objects
CMCS is proud to feature Matthew Rinkevich’s online learning resource, built with his material culture colloquium. Students engaged in independent research to catalog objects they found in plays they read… Read More
Emerging Scholars Conference: April 23-24, 2021
“Animaterialities: The Material Culture of Animals (including Humans)” has been rescheduled for April 23-24, 2021. This page will be updated with conference details as they become available.
DELPHI: Applications Due February 15th
UD’s Center for Material Culture Studies encourages students engaged in material culture studies to apply for DELPHI (Delaware Public Humanities Institute) fellowships for summer 2020. The 2020 Delaware Public Humanities Institute will take… Read More
Professor Jennifer Van Horn’s Graduate Seminar: Research in Charlottesville
Professor Jennifer Van Horn took her graduate seminar, “Landscapes of Slavery,” to Charlottesville (UVA’s campus, Monticello, and Montpelier) to experience plantation landscapes firsthand & to consider how these spaces are… Read More
“Iconoclasm in New York: Revolution to Reenactment” by Dr. Wendy Bellion
King George III will not stay on the ground. Ever since a crowd in New York City toppled his equestrian statue in 1776, burying some of the parts and melting… Read More
October 15th Deadlines for CMCS Grants
CMCS Grant Opportunities and Deadlines with October 15th Deadlines Fall 2019 deadline: October 15 The Center for Material Culture Studies is pleased to offer several sources of funding to University… Read More
Communal Studies Association Conference: Space, Place, and the Spirit of Material Culture
The Communal Studies Association is holding its annual conference at Winterthur October 17-19, 2019. This year’s theme is “Space, Place, and the Spirit of Material Culture. See here for more details.
UDAILY: Students Develop Online Gallery for Wilmington Artists
UDAILY writes about Professor Anne Bowler’s class, “Sociology of Art & Culture.” Together, they created a digital gallery of the work of Wilmington artists. Read the full article here!
Lecture: Professor Jennifer Van Horn
To kick of the 2019-2020 Art History Lecture Series, Professor Jennifer Van Horn will give a talk titled “‘Stealing a Glance’ Enslaved Viewers and Iconoclasts in the Plantation South” this… Read More