Greetings!
Since I haven't seen this pop up here yet, thought I'd pass it on.
DISTAFF sponsors sessions for papers on textile/costume research at the
International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, and is also
behind the Medieval Costume and Textiles yearly journal series (many of
the articles in those volumes were originally papers at sessions put on
by DISTAFF). We have several DISTAFF regulars on this list, including
Robin Netherton.
Susan
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Subject: DISTAFF: Pre-Kalamazoo mailing
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 10:54:05 -0600 (CST)
From: Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: DISTAFF list: ;
[This message is going to the people who have signed up for DISTAFF
announcements at previous dress/textiles sessions at the medieval
congresses at Kalamazoo and Leeds; people who have spoken at past DISTAFF
sessions or who have proposed papers; and a few other interested parties.
DISTAFF (Discussion, Interpretation, and Study of Textile Arts, Fabrics,
and Fashion) is a group formed to sponsor sessions at Kalamazoo and Leeds
on medieval and Renaissance textiles and dress.]
Once again, it's our annual warm-up post for the International Congress on
Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo, scheduled this year for May 8-11. Even if
you are not going to Kalamazoo this year, keep reading; the next few items
may still be of interest to you. (A few additional announcements will come
in a separate post.)
THIS YEAR: DISTAFF is sponsoring four sessions at Kalamazoo. They are
scheduled for Friday late afternoon and all three Saturday slots. Please
note that since the Congress program was finalized, we have had some
changes in our lineup; you will find the up-to-date scheduling information
below (and also in the Congress corrigenda). The DISTAFF reception will be
on Saturday at 5:15, right after our last session.
THINKING AHEAD: If you're considering submitting a paper proposal on a
dress/textiles topic for the 2009 Kalamazoo Congress, please drop me a
note (not a full proposal!) as soon as possible. If we have already
discussed your idea, drop me another note now as a reminder. We need this
information in hand BEFORE the Congress starts, so that we can consider it
during our planning meeting. We turn in our 2009 session request in
mid-May, just after this year's conference, and our session themes will
reflect our understanding of what submissions we can expect. We'll have
all summer to nail down the details of which papers will fit in those
sessions, so even if you haven't completely formulated your ideas on what
you might be interested in presenting, we want to hear from you now.
IDENTIFY YOURSELF: At the request of a number of DISTAFF regulars, we've
created an avenue for Congress-goers (past, present, future, or in-spirit)
to publicly display their affiliation. You can find a tasteful selection
of DISTAFF book bags, t-shirts, caps, and coffee mugs at our CafePress
shop, here: http://www.cafepress.com/distaff . All the items feature the
website logo designed by DISTAFF webmistress Drea Leed. One dollar of
every purchase helps offset the costs of DISTAFF activities at Kalamazoo.
THE 2008 DISTAFF SESSIONS. We have had one change from the published
program: Elizabeth Coatsworth is unable to make the trip and sends her
heartfelt regrets. To even out the 2008 sessions, Nancy Feldman agreed to
move from session I to take the empty slot in session IV.
Here are this year's offerings:
Friday, May 9, 3:30 p.m.
Session 318, Fetzer 2020
Dress and Textiles I: Makers and Methods
Presider: Robin Netherton, DISTAFF
-- Rigid Heddle and Weaving Sword: Images of Band Weaving in the Manesse
Codex
Cindy Ruesink, Independent Scholar
-- The Sign of Some Degree: The "Mystery" of Capping
Kirstie Buckland, The Knitting History Forum
-- Silk Dyers and the Growth of Fashion in Late Medieval Italy
Carole Collier Frick, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
Saturday May 10, 10:00 a.m.
Session 398, Bernhard 209
Dress and Textiles II: Clothing and the Church
Presider: Gale R. Owen-Crocker, University of Manchester
-- Investing a Vestment with Value: The Interpretation of the Pallium in
the Latin Church (c. 800-c. 1200)
Steven A. Schoenig, S.J., Columbia University
-- Taking the Veil: Anglo-Saxon Women Religious and Liminal Symbolism
Janet Gilligan, Wayne State College
-- Female Saints in Rupestrian Paintings in Apulia and Basilicata:
Tradition or Fashion?
Luisa Derosa, University of Bari
-- Donations from the Body for the Soul: Apparel, Devotion, and Status in
Late Medieval Strasbourg
Charlotte A. Stanford, Brigham Young University
Saturday May 10, 1:30 p.m.
Session 455, Bernhard 210
Dress and Textiles III: Clothing, Critics, and Class
Presider: Monica L. Wright, Univ. of Louisiana-Lafayette
-- Dressing Up in Sin: Pride and Clothing in Nicole Bozon's "Char
d'Orgueil"
Laurie Postlewate, Barnard College
-- Women's Dress in Renaissance Venice: Matron or Courtesan?
Jasmin Cyril, Central Michigan University
-- "Mighty in her Resources but Mightier in Virtue": The Female Image as
a Personification of Renaissance Venice
Tawny Sherrill, California State University, Long Beach
Saturday May 10, 3:30 p.m.
Session 506, Bernhard 208
Dress and Textiles IV: Extant Garments and Furnishings
Presider: Robin Netherton, DISTAFF
-- Three Embroidered Alms Purses: The Process of Production in Paris at
the Beginning of the 14th Century [MOVED FROM SESSION 318]
Nancy Feldman, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
-- Your Mommy Dresses You Funny: A Comparison of Personal and
Professional Clothing Construction Techniques in Late Antiquity
Linda M. Blowney, University of Pennsylvania
-- Anomaly or Sole Survivor? The Impruneta Cushion and Early Italian
Patchwork
Lisa Evans, Independent Scholar
Saturday May 10, 5:15 p.m.
Bernhard 107
DISTAFF reception
OTHER SESSIONS AND PAPERS OF INTEREST. As usual, the Congress program
includes several other papers of particular interest to scholars of
textiles and dress. In scanning the program, I found two other
costume-related sessions, one material culture session that may
particularly appeal to DISTAFF members, and a number of individual papers
that, judging from their titles, might have some connection to clothing
and textile themes. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list; these
are only the items that I noticed in my own skim of the program. Obviously
some of these will conflict with one another or with DISTAFF sessions.
Sessions:
Friday May 9, 10:00 a.m.
Session 206, Fetzer 1035
Costume in Medieval Literature, including Chaucer
Sponsor: Medieval Association of the Midwest (MAM)
Organizer: Laura F. Hodges, Independent Scholar
Presider: Laura F. Hodges
-- Alison's "Coler" Continued: Bringing the Visual Evidence to the
Literary Problem
Robin Netherton, DISTAFF
-- Jean de Meun's Glad Rags on the Rack: Missing Fortune's Sartorial
Opportunities
Laurel Broughton, Univ. of Vermont
-- Do Clothes Make the "Vilain"?: A Reconsideration of the "Herdsman's"
Costume in Chretien de Troyes's Yvain
Lorraine Kochanske Stock, Univ. of Houston
Friday May 9, 1:30 p.m.
Session 294, Bernhard 211
Clothing, Material Culture, and Iconography in the Pearl-Poems
Sponsor: Pearl-Poet Society
Organizer: Kimberly Jack, Loyola Univ., Chicago
Presider: Adrienne J. Odasso, Centre for Medieval Studies, Univ. of York
-- Morgan's Headdress: "Toreted and Treleted with Tryfles Aboute" (SGGK
960)
Laura F. Hodges, Independent Scholar
-- The Iconography of Jonah's Nudity and the Prophet's Dirty Mantle in
Patience
Kimberly Jack
-- Jewels and Jewelers in Pearl
Elizabeth Keim Harper, Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Saturday May 10, 1:30 p.m.
Session 427, Fetzer 2016
Excavating the Middle Ages: Using Archaeology and/or Anthropology in the
Classroom
Sponsor: TEAMS (Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages)
Organizer: Dorsey Armstrong, Purdue Univ.
Presider: Anita Obermeier, Univ. of New Mexico
-- Bringing the Museum to the Classroom: Archaeological Teaching Tools
for Underclassmen
Cynthia Turner Camp, Cornell Univ.
-- Teaching Material Culture and Theory in Medieval Studies: The Pros and
Cons
Kellie Meyer, Univ. of New Mexico
-- Image, Fact, and the Critical Imagination: Teaching Anglo-Saxon
Studies through Archaeology
Gale R. Owen-Crocker, Univ. of Manchester
Individual papers: Please be aware I have no idea whether some of these
papers actually have any clothing/textile content other than their titles,
so choose accordingly.
Thursday May 8, 1:30 p.m.
(in Session 69, Fetzer 1040: Cistercian Fathers: The Golden Age)
-- Clothes Maketh the Saint: Aelred's Narrative Strategy in the Life of
Saint Ninian
Marie Anne Mayeski, Loyola Marymount Univ.
Saturday May 10, 1:30 p.m.
(in Session 413, Valley I 100: Material Objects, Spiritual Significance in
the Pearl-Poems)
-- Pride, Penance, and Aristocratic Dress in Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight
Nicole D. Smith, Univ. of North Texas
Saturday May 10, 3:30 p.m.
(in Session 502, Bernhard 105: In Memory of Jacqueline Frank II:
Iconography of Medieval Paris and Saint-Denis)
-- Suites of Power Suits: Portal Ensembles of Medieval Courtiers
Janet Snyder, West Virginia Univ.
Sunday May 11, 8:30 a.m.
(in Session 541, Schneider 1320: Women Warriors and Women in War in the
Middle Ages)
-- The Pan-Hispanic Ballad of La Doncella Guerrera: Cross-Dressing Woman
or Traditional Girl Next Door?
Sarah Portnoy, Univ. of Southern California
Sunday May 11, 8:30 a.m.
(in Session 542, Schneider 1330: Physical Object, Somatic Response: Art
and Bodies during the Middle Ages)
-- (Un)Dressed: Nakedness and Adornment in Chaucer's The Book of the
Duchess
Gabriel Haley, Univ. of Virginia
Sunday May 11, 10:30 a.m.
(in Session 576, Fetzer 1035: Medieval Border Cultures II: Cultural
Frontiers in Britain and France)
-- Trinkets and Charms: The Use and Socio-cultural Significance of Dress
Accessories from Two Border Regions in Britain, ca. 1300-1700
Eleanor Standley, Durham Univ.
You can see the Congress schedule for yourself at:
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/sessions.html
Note that Congress pre-registration ends April 15, and there's a hefty
late fee for anyone who registers after that point (including on-site
registrants). For registration, go to:
http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/registration.html
Feel free to forward this message to other interested parties. As usual,
anyone who attends any DISTAFF sessions may get on the "member" list just
by signing the sheet we pass around at each year's sessions. There are no
dues, meetings, or obligations.
We look forward to seeing many of you next month!
--Robin Netherton, for DISTAFF
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