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. Stay tuned for more information soon!
Category: Events
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
Professor Jocelyn Alcántara-Garcia to Give Talk on Spanish Illuminated Manuscripts
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
WPAMC & WUDPAC to hold a joint Open House on May 20th
We are delighted to share that the Winterthur community will hold an Open House on May 20th. At this special event, visitors will be able to explore academic programs, conservation,… Read More
CMCS Virtual Book Launch Event – Modelwork: The Material Culture of Making and Knowing (May 10, 5:30 pm)
The Center for Material Culture Studies is delighted to announce that we will be hosting a virtual book launch to celebrate the publication of Modelwork: The Material Culture of Making… Read More
2022-23 DENIN-CMCS Working Group: Fiber, Textiles, and Apparel
Fiber, Textiles, and Apparel Working Group Co-convened by Kedron Thomas, Associate Professor of Anthropology, and Kelly Cobb, Associate Professor of Fashion and Apparel Studies The way we clothe ourselves is… Read More
Feb. 24, 6pm | Art History Graduate Student Lecture Series – Dr. Tina Campt
The Center is glad to share news about the next lecture in the Art History Graduate Student Lecture Series. On Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6 pm, Dr. Tina Campt,… Read More
Feb. 24th, 5pm: Speaks -Warnock Symposium | Self-Fashioning and the Black Portrait Tradition
The Center for Material Culture Studies is so delighted to share the news that on February 24th, friends of CMCS will be giving important talks on the Speaks -Warnock… Read More