Symposium 2011: The View from Here

The University of Brighton’s Postgraduate Design History Society held its sixth annual symposium on 17 June 2011 at the Centre for Research and Development, Grand Parade, University of Brighton. The day featured eight papers from postgraduate researchers across a range of topics and historical periods, united by our common focus on design history and material culture.

Timetable

Registration and coffee

Welcome

Session 1

Matt Smith

'Queering the Museum at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery'

Veronica Isaac
'Ellen Terry (1847-1928): Fashioning a Collaborative PhD'

Katherine Buckland
'Using Representations and Registered Designs as a Source for Dress and History Study: Ready to Wear Mourning Dress for Women in Britain 1860-1900'

Lunch

Session 2

Susan Bishop
'How the Spectacle of the Fashion Show was used to Promote Department Stores: a Case Study of Barkers of Kensington 1928-30'

Ilaria Coser
'Fashion Articles in The Times 1919-1925

Ness Wood
“More Suitable to the Modern Home”: The Design Council Award, 1957

Tea

Session 3

Maria Costello
“As Big as a Council House or a Two-Decker Bus”: the Modern British Road Signage by Jock Kinnear and Margaret Calvert

Suzanne Rowland
"And What do You Do?": An open discussion of employment and PhD opportunities for post MA students

Wine reception