Call for Papers
Costume Society of America, Region
I
Understructures: Shaping the Body, Fashioning the
Person
Saturday, April 5, 2003
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge,
MA
Proposals are invited from a broad range of research areas,
including the disciplines of art history, history, material culture, psychology,
and sociology, and underwear that shapes the body from ancient times to the
present day. Special consideration will be given to papers that use
interdisciplinary or multicultural
approaches.
Proposals may be submitted for 20 minute paper presentations and
10/10 ongoing research presentations (10 minutes presentation, 10 minutes group
discussion).
Topics might include, but are not limited
to:
•
Types of
undergarments, including stays/corsets, bras, girdles, hoops, paniers,
farthingales, shaping panties and pantyhose, men’s waist-cinchers, kimono
undergarments, and other underwear with shaping
capabilities.
•
The
natural body vs. the artificial body.
•
Range
and type of movement dictated by
undergarments.
•
Marketing and manufacture
and its change over time.
•
Body-shaping undergarments
and social rank and class.
•
Body-shaping undergarments
in popular culture.
•
Undergarments and dress
reform.
•
Western
women’s vs. men’s body-shaping.
•
Western
vs. non-Western body-shaping methods.
•
Transgender use of shaping
undergarments.
•
The
stigma of shaping underwear in modern
culture.
•
The
physiological affects of corsetry on the
body.
Submit four copies of your 1-2 page abstract,
complete bibliography, and one copy of your two-page CV, postmarked by Tuesday, December 31, 2002 (the extended
deadline), to Carrie Alyea, 26 Bradford St. #1, Boston, MA 02118. A title
page, with the title of your paper, your name and complete contact information,
must be included. Do not put your name on the abstract pages or bibliography. If
you have questions or need more information, please email .
Previously published material should not be submitted.
Submissions must be original research, interpretations, and/or perspectives.
Proposals are welcome from all, regardless of membership
status.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED.
========================================================= Important Subscriber Information:
The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).
If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).