Invited talks: Kjerstin Vedel, PhD Fellow at Museum of National History
at Frederiksborg. Vivi Lena
Andersen, Archaeologist and Curator at the Museum of Copenhagen. Katia Johansen, Conservator. Birgitte Thaulow, Fashion designer
There is still much to learn
about where, how and why diplomats are keys actors in the many ways the trade
of textile and the culture of clothing is spread out on a global scale through
time and space. The research theme chosen by
Corinne Thépaut-Cabasset for CTR's Research & Development day is presented through a series of case studies
investigating the impact of diplomacy and secret service in the area of Dress
and Textile.
The influence of diplomatic networks on fashion
circuits has not yet attracted the attention of researchers in fashion history.
Nonetheless the diplomatic archives conserve numerous documents of diverse
types concerning directly the study of fashion and more generally that of
taste. Attentive observers of the society of their time and of their
contemporaries, diplomats, had an official and often political mission, thanks
to marriages, births, dynastic events, celebrations of peace and treaties in
which they participated in the place of their sovereign. They also served as
intermediaries and indispensable relays in the movement of ideas, people and
goods. Their role in the workings of the economy remains to be explored.
"Textiles and Diplomacy:
Diplomats and Spies in the Early Modern Age", on 17th March 2016, was the first
session of a series of conferences organized by Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow,
Corinne Thépaut-Cabasset, (Horizon 2020) at the University of Copenhagen.
“Dress and Diplomacy”, on 22sd
March 2017, is the second part of the series.
Both experts and amateurs sharing
an interest in how diplomats are a key factor in the trade and the
dissemination of fashion across the globe are invited to share and discuss
their thoughts during these sessions.
These sessions will take place at
the Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen, South Campus, Karen
Blixens Plads 8 (KU2, 1rst Floor, Library & Meeting room 11B-1-05), 2300
Kbh S. They are open to the public and
free of charge.
For
further information and registration, please email:
Corinne
Thépaut-Cabasset: ctc16@hum.ku.dk
Centre
for Textile Research/SAXO Institute University of Copenhagen
Wednesday 22sd
March 2017 13.30-15.30
KU2 Karen
Blixens Plads 8
CTR Library and
meeting room 11B-1-05
Research &
Development Day
Convened and
introduced by Corinne Thépaut-Cabasset
Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Fellow
