Costume Conference
Call for papers
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| The Hellenic Costume
Society and the Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation
invite you to the International Costume Conference entitled “ENDYESTHAI (To Dress): Historical, sociological and methodological approaches” to take place on April 9-11, 2010. The conference is organised concurrently to the exhibition “ENDYESTHAI (To Dress): Towards a Costume Culture Museum” (March 4-April 30, 2010, Benaki Museum – Pireos Street Annexe). The topic Costume is a means of expression that characterises and identifies people, places, social groups, thought patterns, historical periods, religions, cultures, even ethnic groups. The Conference goal is to investigate the rich diversity of costume in its historical and artistic as well as the psychological and social aspects. The following thematic areas will be explored in the conference: 1. History of Costume Specific references to the history of costume; sources for costume research. 2. Sociology of Costume Fashion and ideology, costume and semiotics, attire and identity, clothing as evidence of age, origin and background, social class, religion, anthropometry and body art. 3. New insights and approaches Theoretical and conceptual propositions regarding the study of costume, methodological approaches, teaching costume. Those interested may submit a proposal for presenting a paper related to one of the above areas in a brief (250-word) summary in English or Greek. Presentation duration will be 15 minutes. Prompt submissions for participation will help the conference Academic and Organising Committee to determine the final presentation schedule. |
| Proposal &
summary submission deadline: October 30, 2009. Registration – Cost – Accommodation The conference registration fee is 50€ and includes entrance to the sessions, conference material, coffee & tea, three meals, entrance to the New Acropolis Museum and a guided tour. Conference attendance is free of charge for students. More information on accommodation, registration and fee payment to be announced in September 2009 on the Hellenic Costume Society web site (http://www.costume.gr )* Contact For anything related to the conference organisation and submission of participations, with or without a presentation, please contact Dr. Marlen Mouliou. T +30 2108258675, M +30 6947804192, F +30 2107650951, E-mail: mmouliou@gmail.com Conference Academic Committee Evangelia Georgitsogianni Associate Professor of History and Culture, Chair, Department of Home Economics and Ecology, Harokopio University of Athens Pari Kalamara PhD History and Cultures, Head, Department of State Archaeological Museums & Collections, Hellenic Ministry of Culture Sofia Pantouvaki Scenographer (PhD), Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Theatre Studies, University of the Peloponnese Ioanna Papantoniou Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Archaeology, University of Thessaloniki, Chair, Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Nora Skouteri-Didaskalou Assistant Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, School of History and Archaeology, Department of Modern and Contemporary History, Folklore and Social Anthropology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki We look forward to seeing you in Athens! *The site will be available from September 2009 onwards |
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