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Wearable Technology: Design at the Seams by Anya Kurennaya
Anya Kurennaya, a student in the MA Fashion Studies program, provides cultural perspectives on the integration of fashion and technology in her recently-publised article, “Wearable…
Suggested Summer Reading List
In the novels and short stories listed below, stories are told through things. Some make intermittent appearances, like the key in Elena Ferrante’s The Days…
We're at the Festival: ADHT Events
ADHT invites you to our rich array of Parsons Festival events. CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA FASHION CUTS: PUBLIC MEDIA AND THE FASHIONING OF REALITY May 10th…
Professor Yelavich at Cranbrook Academy of Art
ADHT’s Susan Yelavich has been invited to Cranbrook Academy of Art, on April 20 and 21, to serve as guest critic for final reviews of…
The Death + Life of Social Factors
Jilly Traganou will be a keynote speaker at UC Berkeley’s upcoming conference, The Death + Life of Social Factors. The conference, which will reexamine social,…
Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars: Objects in Revolt
We are pleased to announce David Brody as the keynote speaker for The Ninth Annual Material Culture Symposium for Emerging Scholars. His remarks will close…
Guest Lecture: IKEA: DEMOCRACY ON SALE?
IKEA: DEMOCRACY ON SALE? Thursday, April 7 10:45 – 11:45am 80 Fifth Ave, Room 802 Sara Kristoffersson Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and…
Seminar: Street Style of Kirchner's Street Walkers, Berlin 1913-1915
Friday, April 15, 2011 4:30-6:00 pm The Graduate Center, City University of New York Psychology Department, Developmental Thesis Room 6304.26 (6th floor) 365 5th Avenue at…
Against All Odds
On January 19th, Jilly Traganou gave a talk at Against All Odds: Ethics / Aesthetics, a conference taking place at the Athens School of Fine Arts in…
Eat, Drink and Think Like… The Impressionists
For an afternoon at the 92nd Street Y Tribeca, Laura Auricchio will pair up with food historian Alexandra Leaf to explore the food, art, and…
Conference: Black Studies in Art & Design Education: Past Gains, Present Resistance, Future Challenges
This weekend, Parsons will present the first international conference on the state of black culture in art and design education. Organized by Coco Fusco, interdisciplinary…
Stuff and The Meanings of Materials
The Twentieth Annual Parsons/Cooper-Hewitt Graduate Student Symposium on the Decorative Arts and Design April 14 and 15, 2011 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 2…