Workshop: Object-Based Costume History Research Class Activity and how it relates to Material Culture
Presentation Location
VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2
Document Type
Event
Start Date
10-3-2023 3:30 PM
End Date
10-3-2023 5:00 PM
Description
Workshop: Chalise Ludlow (Valdosta State University)
Object-Based Costume History Research Class Activity and how it relates to Material Culture
This workshop will provide a technique to help students engage and be excited about research in the classroom. Object-Based research is a relatively new methodology in the world of costume history but it has a direct link to material studies. The Dress Detective by Ingrid Mida proposes the slow method of looking at a garment to uncover its hidden stories. Using this methodology, a civil war era dress, a pair of woolen trousers, and a tux jacket the workshop will allow participants to use Dr. Mida’s slow approach to seeing. The workshop will discuss ways to implement this activity in the classroom and will share student success stories.
Recommended Citation
Ludlow, Chalise, "Workshop: Object-Based Costume History Research Class Activity and how it relates to Material Culture" (2023). Annual Meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society. 18.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/southernanthro_meeting/2023/schedule/18
Workshop: Object-Based Costume History Research Class Activity and how it relates to Material Culture
VSU University Center, Magnolia Room 2
Workshop: Chalise Ludlow (Valdosta State University)
Object-Based Costume History Research Class Activity and how it relates to Material Culture
This workshop will provide a technique to help students engage and be excited about research in the classroom. Object-Based research is a relatively new methodology in the world of costume history but it has a direct link to material studies. The Dress Detective by Ingrid Mida proposes the slow method of looking at a garment to uncover its hidden stories. Using this methodology, a civil war era dress, a pair of woolen trousers, and a tux jacket the workshop will allow participants to use Dr. Mida’s slow approach to seeing. The workshop will discuss ways to implement this activity in the classroom and will share student success stories.