Graduate Student Symposium: Re-entering: Marginalized Perspectives on the Materiality of Domestic Interiors

Art History and Archaeology Thursday, October 24, 2024 - October 25, 2024 Parren J. Mitchell Art/Sociology Building, Tawes Hall 0310

Throughout history, domestic space has been a locus to study the individuals who once lived and might have labored there. While scholars tend to focus on the domestic spaces and material culture of the elite, other individuals are pushed to the periphery despite occupying the same space and using the same objects.

This symposium investigates those traditionally marginalized and underrepresented in material culture studies, art history, and archaeology. Join us as participants showcase innovative methodologies for studying interior spaces and their materials across time and space, opening up new avenues and reorienting traditional approaches to discover how domestic space is designed for different purposes, peoples, and times.

Symposium Schedule

Thursday, October 24

LOCATION: Tawes Hall 0310

5-5:30 p.m. - Light reception
5:30-7 p.m. - Keynote: "Materiality of Religion and Philosophy in the Ancient Greek House(hold)"
Professor Bradley Ault (University of Buffalo)

Friday, October 25

LOCATION: Tawes Hall 0310

8-8:45 a.m. - Breakfast & check-in
8:45-9 a.m. - Opening Remarks
9-10:30 a.m. - Panel 1: "Reading Social Status and Class"
Moderator: Hannah Prescott (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)

"Echoes in the Mundane: Investigating Urban Social Stratification in the Bronze Age Aegean through an Analysis of Groundstone Tools"
David Symanzik-Stock (PhD student, University of Maryland)

"Llwch Glo: The Materiality of Coal Dust and the Unseen Labor of Miner’s Wives"
Allie Mead (PhD candidate, William and Mary)

"Traditionalizing Modernity: Farmhouse Interiors on the Northern Great Plains"
Travis Olson (PhD candidate, University of Wisconsin at Madison)

10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. - Panel 2: "Interrogating the Idea of Home"
Moderator: JooHee Kim (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)

"Architecture of lnvisibilization. A Topography of Parisian "chambres de bonne", from House Employees to Students"
Barbara Bessac (PhD, NYU London)

"Household Mutations: Reconstructing Memory Through Space"
Orly Vermes (PhD student, University of California, Los Angeles)

"Personal and Practical: Placemaking in Non-homes"
N. Wise (PhD student, University of Maryland)

12-1:30 p.m. - Lunch

LOCATION: Art-Sociology Building Room 2203

1:30-3 p.m. - Panel 3: "Cultural Encounters Through Objects"
Moderator: Haojian Cheng (PhD student, University of Maryland)

"Materializing a New Kingdom: Pique Objects at the Court of Naples in the Eighteenth Century"
Loïc Derrien (Graduate Student, Parsons School of Design) Loïc Derrien,

"Exotic Landscape in English 18th century Interior Design: Using the Chinese Wallpaper in the Harewood House as an Example"
Nan Zhong (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)

"Disrupted Inheritance: Adoptive Family Photography and Identity Formation"
Ashley Duffey (PhD candidate, University of Minnesota)

3-4:30 p.m. - Panel 4: "Shaping Identity"
Moderator: Ashley Cope (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)

"Cluttercore, Rasquachismo, and the Indelible Need to Display"
Rachel Schmid (PhD Student, Claremont Graduate University)

"Between Presence and Absence: Exploring Memory and Intimate Spaces in A Doorknob, Polished"
Kagen Dunn (Lecturer & Project Manager, University of Wisconsin at Madison)

"Women's Movement in Classical Athens: Religion as a Mechanism for Female Autonomy"
Lauren Meyer (MA student, University of Maryland)

4:30-5 p.m. - Closing remarks

*Optional workshops and excursions on October 26

Presented by the Graduate Art History Association

Flyer for Graduate Symposium created by Christine Quach

Event Dates

Thursday, Oct 24, 2024 5:30 pm

10/24/24 17:30:00 10/24/24 19:30:00 America/New_York Graduate Student Symposium: Re-entering: Marginalized Perspectives on the Materiality of Domestic Interiors
Throughout history, domestic space has been a locus to study the individuals who once lived and might have labored there. While scholars tend to focus on the domestic spaces and material culture of the elite, other individuals are pushed to the periphery despite occupying the same space and using the same objects.
This symposium investigates those traditionally marginalized and underrepresented in material culture studies, art history, and archaeology. Join us as participants showcase innovative methodologies for studying interior spaces and their materials across time and space, opening up new avenues and reorienting traditional approaches to discover how domestic space is designed for different purposes, peoples, and times.
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, October 24
LOCATION: Tawes Hall 0310
5-5:30 p.m. - Light reception
5:30-7 p.m. - Keynote: "Materiality of Religion and Philosophy in the Ancient Greek House(hold)"
Professor Bradley Ault (University of Buffalo)
Friday, October 25
LOCATION: Tawes Hall 0310
8-8:45 a.m. - Breakfast & check-in
8:45-9 a.m. - Opening Remarks
9-10:30 a.m. - Panel 1: "Reading Social Status and Class"
Moderator: Hannah Prescott (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Echoes in the Mundane: Investigating Urban Social Stratification in the Bronze Age Aegean through an Analysis of Groundstone Tools"
David Symanzik-Stock (PhD student, University of Maryland)
"Llwch Glo: The Materiality of Coal Dust and the Unseen Labor of Miner’s Wives"
Allie Mead (PhD candidate, William and Mary)
"Traditionalizing Modernity: Farmhouse Interiors on the Northern Great Plains"
Travis Olson (PhD candidate, University of Wisconsin at Madison)
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. - Panel 2: "Interrogating the Idea of Home"
Moderator: JooHee Kim (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Architecture of lnvisibilization. A Topography of Parisian "chambres de bonne", from House Employees to Students"
Barbara Bessac (PhD, NYU London)
"Household Mutations: Reconstructing Memory Through Space"
Orly Vermes (PhD student, University of California, Los Angeles)
"Personal and Practical: Placemaking in Non-homes"
N. Wise (PhD student, University of Maryland)
12-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
LOCATION: Art-Sociology Building Room 2203
1:30-3 p.m. - Panel 3: "Cultural Encounters Through Objects"
Moderator: Haojian Cheng (PhD student, University of Maryland)
"Materializing a New Kingdom: Pique Objects at the Court of Naples in the Eighteenth Century"
Loïc Derrien (Graduate Student, Parsons School of Design) Loïc Derrien,
"Exotic Landscape in English 18th century Interior Design: Using the Chinese Wallpaper in the Harewood House as an Example"
Nan Zhong (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Disrupted Inheritance: Adoptive Family Photography and Identity Formation"
Ashley Duffey (PhD candidate, University of Minnesota)
3-4:30 p.m. - Panel 4: "Shaping Identity"
Moderator: Ashley Cope (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Cluttercore, Rasquachismo, and the Indelible Need to Display"
Rachel Schmid (PhD Student, Claremont Graduate University)
"Between Presence and Absence: Exploring Memory and Intimate Spaces in A Doorknob, Polished"
Kagen Dunn (Lecturer & Project Manager, University of Wisconsin at Madison)
"Women's Movement in Classical Athens: Religion as a Mechanism for Female Autonomy"
Lauren Meyer (MA student, University of Maryland)
4:30-5 p.m. - Closing remarks
*Optional workshops and excursions on October 26
Presented by the Graduate Art History Association

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Friday, Oct 25, 2024 9:00 am

10/25/24 09:00:00 10/25/24 17:00:00 America/New_York Graduate Student Symposium: Re-entering: Marginalized Perspectives on the Materiality of Domestic Interiors
Throughout history, domestic space has been a locus to study the individuals who once lived and might have labored there. While scholars tend to focus on the domestic spaces and material culture of the elite, other individuals are pushed to the periphery despite occupying the same space and using the same objects.
This symposium investigates those traditionally marginalized and underrepresented in material culture studies, art history, and archaeology. Join us as participants showcase innovative methodologies for studying interior spaces and their materials across time and space, opening up new avenues and reorienting traditional approaches to discover how domestic space is designed for different purposes, peoples, and times.
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, October 24
LOCATION: Tawes Hall 0310
5-5:30 p.m. - Light reception
5:30-7 p.m. - Keynote: "Materiality of Religion and Philosophy in the Ancient Greek House(hold)"
Professor Bradley Ault (University of Buffalo)
Friday, October 25
LOCATION: Tawes Hall 0310
8-8:45 a.m. - Breakfast & check-in
8:45-9 a.m. - Opening Remarks
9-10:30 a.m. - Panel 1: "Reading Social Status and Class"
Moderator: Hannah Prescott (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Echoes in the Mundane: Investigating Urban Social Stratification in the Bronze Age Aegean through an Analysis of Groundstone Tools"
David Symanzik-Stock (PhD student, University of Maryland)
"Llwch Glo: The Materiality of Coal Dust and the Unseen Labor of Miner’s Wives"
Allie Mead (PhD candidate, William and Mary)
"Traditionalizing Modernity: Farmhouse Interiors on the Northern Great Plains"
Travis Olson (PhD candidate, University of Wisconsin at Madison)
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. - Panel 2: "Interrogating the Idea of Home"
Moderator: JooHee Kim (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Architecture of lnvisibilization. A Topography of Parisian "chambres de bonne", from House Employees to Students"
Barbara Bessac (PhD, NYU London)
"Household Mutations: Reconstructing Memory Through Space"
Orly Vermes (PhD student, University of California, Los Angeles)
"Personal and Practical: Placemaking in Non-homes"
N. Wise (PhD student, University of Maryland)
12-1:30 p.m. - Lunch
LOCATION: Art-Sociology Building Room 2203
1:30-3 p.m. - Panel 3: "Cultural Encounters Through Objects"
Moderator: Haojian Cheng (PhD student, University of Maryland)
"Materializing a New Kingdom: Pique Objects at the Court of Naples in the Eighteenth Century"
Loïc Derrien (Graduate Student, Parsons School of Design) Loïc Derrien,
"Exotic Landscape in English 18th century Interior Design: Using the Chinese Wallpaper in the Harewood House as an Example"
Nan Zhong (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Disrupted Inheritance: Adoptive Family Photography and Identity Formation"
Ashley Duffey (PhD candidate, University of Minnesota)
3-4:30 p.m. - Panel 4: "Shaping Identity"
Moderator: Ashley Cope (PhD candidate, University of Maryland)
"Cluttercore, Rasquachismo, and the Indelible Need to Display"
Rachel Schmid (PhD Student, Claremont Graduate University)
"Between Presence and Absence: Exploring Memory and Intimate Spaces in A Doorknob, Polished"
Kagen Dunn (Lecturer & Project Manager, University of Wisconsin at Madison)
"Women's Movement in Classical Athens: Religion as a Mechanism for Female Autonomy"
Lauren Meyer (MA student, University of Maryland)
4:30-5 p.m. - Closing remarks
*Optional workshops and excursions on October 26
Presented by the Graduate Art History Association

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