Northwestern Events Calendar

Mar
6
2015

Guest Lecturer: Liza Oliver

When: Friday, March 6, 2015
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM CT

Where: 1800 Sherman Avenue, suite 4430, Evanston, IL 60201 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: free

Contact: Mel Keiser  

Group: Department of Art History

Category: Academic

Description:

The title of the lecture is "Luxury's Labors: kashmir in the South Asian Textile Trade with Europe".

Liza Oliver is the Jane and Morgan Whitney Postdoctoral Fellow for the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and an alumnus. "Luxury's and Labor" will consider the symbolic and commondity value of Kashmir textiles across Indian and European markets. With primary focus on the 19th century, it will also examine how Kashmiri trade with Europe altered the social standing and labor practices of Indian textiles artisans. Reception will follow.

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