This year's seminar explores politics and fashion. This is an especially relevant topic as we begin the second year of the Trump administration. As in the past, speakers from a variety of perspectives have been invited to address the topic. The seminar is an advanced class designed to bring together subject matter from the entire TMD curriculum.

Schedule
2018
Wednesday, February 14th
4:00 PM

Perspectives on Politics and Fashion

Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island

4:00 PM
Wednesday, February 21st
4:00 PM

Politics and the Female Image in Iceland

Karl Aspelund, University of Rhode Island

4:00 PM
Wednesday, February 28th
4:00 PM

LDC Inc.: A Case Study in Adaptation

Jennifer Brousseau
Ray Esposito

4:00 PM
Wednesday, March 28th
4:00 PM

Threads of Persistence

Pamela Weeks, New England Quilt Museum

4:00 PM
Wednesday, April 4th
4:00 PM

Trade Agreements for Textiles

David Trumbull, Agathon Associates

4:00 PM
Wednesday, April 11th
4:00 PM

Feminism and Fashion of the Twentieth Century

Miranda DiCenzo

4:00 PM

“Tied up in Nottz”: The Politics of Music and Style in Austerity Britain

Jessica Strübel

4:00 PM
Wednesday, April 18th
4:00 PM

Are Workers Rights Human Rights?

Ric McIntyre, University of Rhode Island

4:00 PM
Wednesday, April 25th
4:00 PM

Arpilleras: Art Production to Shape Consumption

Aymar Ccopacatty

4:00 PM

Evo Morales, President of Bolivia: Wearing Bolivia

Alexi Arriaran

4:00 PM

Fashion Leader Comparison: Michelle Obama and Melania Trump

Alex Villane

4:00 PM

Sumptuary Laws in Early Modern England

Renee Mason

4:00 PM