Textiles and dress in ancient times. Exploring sources, theories, methods and hands-on approaches

About

This summer course offers a deep dive into cloth cultures of the ancient world, taking the Aegean and the Nile Valley as its main case studies. Students will discover and learn how to use different sources, methods, and theories to document and interpret ancient textiles and dress. From material approaches to critical discussions, the course will demonstrate how textiles and fashion were deeply embed in the fabric of ancient societies.

The course includes three main modules: 1) understanding a textile, 2) framing textile research in the Aegean and the Nile Valley, and 3) the multiple meanings of dress. This will be developed through lectures, practical hands-on sessions, museum visits, and readings that will often be grounded in ongoing research projects at CTR. Students will have the opportunity to work with real archaeological material and historical data, while building their own critical reflection on a topic of their choice, under the guidance of the CTR team.

Target group

Master

The course is aimed at MA students in history, archaeology, art history, ethnology, museum studies, and anthropology, but anyone else interesting in the topic is also welcome.

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