Cultural Histories of the Material World (workshop)

Cultural Histories of the Material World: Early Modern Books and Objects

A Workshop in partnership with the Bard Graduate Center and the Folger Institute at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Board Room

Held on Thursday, April 21, 2016

Description:

9:00

Coffee and Pastries

9:30

Welcome and Introductions

Owen Williams (Folger Institute)

9:45

Early Modern Texts and Cultural Practices (Part 1: Embroidery)

Anna Bertolet (Auburn) Andrew Morrall (Bard)

11:00 Break

11:30

Early Modern Texts and Cultural Practices (Part 2: Natural History, Food Knowledge)

Deborah Krohn (Bard) Caroline Duroselle-Melish (Folger)

12:45 Lunch (Foulke Conference Room) Including small group discussion

2:00

The Folger in the Context of Modern Collecting

David Jaffee (Bard) Georgianna Ziegler (Folger)

3:15 Tea (Folger Tea Room)

3:45

Fashion, Through Time, and On the Stage and Off

Michele Majer (Bard) Amanda Wunder (CUNY) Natasha Korda (Wesleyan)

5:00

Reformulated questions

Kathleen Lynch (Folger) Deborah Krohn (Bard) Andrew Morrall (Bard)

5:30