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May 25, 2011

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…

May 18, 2011

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…

April 29, 2011

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…

April 18, 2011

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…

April 14, 2011

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,…

April 8, 2011

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…

April 7, 2011

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…

April 4, 2011

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…

March 24, 2011

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…

March 24, 2011

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…

March 24, 2011

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…

March 23, 2011

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…

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