Date:
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Time:
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Cotsen Textile Traces Student Colloquium

Discovering the World in a Fragment: Students present research on fragments that intrigued them from the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection.

The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center is organizing a one-day colloquium, which will

feature the scholarship of students from:

  • George Washington University (art history, decorative art and design history, classical and Near Eastern languages and civilizations)
  • American University, Washington D.C. (history)
  • University of California, Los Angeles (art history)
  • Arc School of Conservation-Restoration, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

The inaugural Cotsen Textile Traces Student Colloquium seeks to encourage textile research, facilitate critical discussion and support the next generation of scholars, curators and conservators. Students will present their research on one object from the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection. They will be introduced by their professors, who will also moderate a Q&A discussion.

Keep reading to see the list of panels and speakers. 

About the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center and Collection

The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center opened at the George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum in fall 2020. It is dedicated to textile research and houses the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection, which represents a lifetime of collecting by business leader and philanthropist Lloyd Cotsen (1929-2017). Comprised of nearly 4,000 fragments from all over the world, the collection offers insights into human creativity from antiquity to the present. 

Colloquium Program (all times in EDT) 

10-10:15 a.m.- Introduction
  • John Wetenhall, director, George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
  • Marie-Eve Celio-Scheurer, academic coordinator, Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center

Panel 1: 10:15-11:15 a.m.- European Textiles: Late 19th to Early 20th Century

  • Moderated by Marie-Eve Celio-Scheurer, as guest professor of art history, Arc School of Conservation-Restoration, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
  • Zoé Meyer de Stadelhofen, B.A. candidate Arc School of Conservation-Restoration, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
  • Marie-Amélie Coyot, B.A. candidate, Arc School of Conservation-Restoration, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
  • Léa Girardin, B.A. candidate, Arc School of Conservation-Restoration, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Panel 2: 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. - Euro-American Textiles: 17th to 20th Century 

  • Moderated by Cecilia Gunzburger, adjunct professorial lecturer, decorative arts and design history, George Washington University
  • Mun Kim, M.A. candidate, decorative arts and design history, George Washington University
  • Erin Russell, Ph.D. candidate, history, American University, Washington D.C.

Panel 3: 12-12:30 p.m. - Byzantine Textiles

  • Moderated by Sharon Gerstel, professor of Byzantine art and archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles
  • Sofia Pitouli, M.A./Ph.D. candidate, art history, University of California, Los Angeles

12:30-1 p.m. - Break

Panel 4: 1-1:45 p.m. - “Coptic” Textiles

  • Moderated by Elise Friedland, associate professor of classics and art history, George Washington University
  • Shadow Curley, B.A. candidate, classical and ancient Near Eastern studies, George Washington University
  • Alexis Allen, B.A. candidate, archaeology and classical studies, George Washington University 

Panel 5: 1:45-2:45 p.m.- South Asian Textiles

  • Moderated by Cristin McKnight Sethi, assistant professor of art history, George Washington University
  • Emma Veon, B.A./M.A. candidate, art history, George Washington University
  • Catherine Gille, B.A. candidate, art history, creative writing and English, George Washington University
  • Jessica Layton, B.A./M.A. candidate, art history, George Washington University

 2:45-3 p.m. Closing Conversation

  • Moderated by Sumru Belger Krody, senior curator, George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, and Marie-Eve Celio-Scheurer.

How to Participate

To join us for the colloquium, please register early to reserve your space. Once you have registered, we will email you the link for the colloquium on Zoom. We will also email registered participants a full program with the detailed schedule, abstracts and bios.

 

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