- Selected Topics Submitted: Tues., 10/5
- Bibliography, outline and scanned image due (upload here): Tues. 10/19
- Textile Talks presentation due (upload here): Tues. 10/26
The Textile Talks are designed to help our community learn about aspects of textile history, traditions and technical processes, as well as contemporary issues. The presentation allows each of you to investigate a topic that is of particular interest to you, sharing your findings with the class, while building your research and presentation skills.
Look over the list of topics. Please choose one, or if you have another topic in mind that is not on the list, propose it to me. Make sure that your topic is not too broad – i.e. quilts (what a big genre!). Be specific – locate a particular culture or tradition (i.e. Amish quilts or Gee’s Bend quilts). Research your topic, gather visual materials and share your findings with the class through an engaging presentation utilizing projected images and speaking. (Powerpoint or Google Slides are recommended, though you may propose an alternative presentation style.)
Requirements:
- Your presentation will be to the entire class.
- You must submit an outline, bibliography and scanned image to this google drive (due date above).
- Your scanned image must be from a book found on the 4th Floor of the Hunt Library (and is a mini-assignment worth 2 points)
- Your sources must be in MLA style and must include at least 3 non-internet sources (journal articles accessed via the library’s online journal catalog are acceptable as non-internet sources).
- Overview of MLA style guidelines: http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/legacylib/mlahcc.html
- Resource about MLA style (in the left select links saying “works cited” for info about bibliographies): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
- The presentation may not exceed 10 minutes. Please limit the number of visuals to 18-20.
- Do not project the text of your presentation – instead use images to support your talk.
Consider these questions in preparing your presentation:
- When and where was this work made? Would a map be useful to help us understand?
- What are the origins of the textile process? Why did it develop? How?
- How was it made? What was it made from?
- How did the makers learn their craft? What were their working conditions?
- Where is/was the work seen or how is/was it used?
- How did the work evolve? Did styles change over time? Did any outside influences influence stylistic changes? Has the use of these works changed over time?
- Are there contemporary artists that are using/addressing this textile tradition in their work?
- What interests YOU about this work/aspect of textile history?
Textile Talk Topics
| Pre-Columbian Peruvian textiles Japanese textile techniques (for example, shibori or kasuri/ikat) Indonesian textiles (ikat, batik, ship cloths) Indian printed textiles (calico) Navajo weaving Indigenous American Quillwork and Beadwork Chinese Dragon Robes Korean Hanbok European Lace (choose a specific region) Coptic textiles Basketry tradition (choose one) Ghanian/West African Kente Cloth South Pacific Tapa Cloth Zaire Kuba Cloth (raffia velvet) Mongolian Felt Russian Constructivist Printed Fabric Asofo or Fante Flags Bauhaus Textiles The Bayeux Tapestry Toiles de Jouy American Needlepoint Samplers Hmong Story Cloth South African Memory cloth Hazrat weavers Panamanian Molas Textiles central to religious traditions: Prayer rugs Vestments Hair Shirts Sufi Patchwork robes Marine textiles (netting, sail cloth) Adiri Cloth by Yoruba People of Nigeria History of Indigo | Tartans (Scottish or Celtic plaids) Textile Waste and Recycling/Rag Trade Textiles of Northwest Coast (Kwakiutl, Tlingit or Tsimshian) American Macrame Costume/Dress traditions (a specific culture) Bolivian chullo (knitting)Cholitas Huipils Warrior Shirts of the Plains Indian The Veil Ottoman Robes Festival Costume Traditions Mardi Gras Krewes The Mummers Technology and Textiles: Smart Textiles Nylon The Jacquard Loom Malian Bògòlanfini (“Mud Cloth”) Feather work (choose a particular culture) Beading/Sequins (choose a particular culture) Vodou Flags Quilt and Piecework Traditions: Korean Jogakbo or Bojagi Quilts of Gee’s Bend Baltimore Album Quilts Amish Quilts William Morris/Arts and Crafts Movement The Wiener Werkstatte Braiding Traditions (choose a culture) Pendletons Denim AND SO MUCH MORE!! Or Propose Your Own Topic! |