Silk Unravelled Symposium

Silk Unravelled is a multidisciplinary event that explores exciting perspectives on the fascinating material that is silk: from insect to fibre, scientific innovation to theory, history to heritage, craftsmanship to industry, local to global production.

Keynote speakers
Helen Wang, “Silk as a Currency”
Curator of East Asian Money Coins and banknotes of East Asia, British Museum

Brenda King, “Silk and Empire”
Textile Historian, Textile Society UK

Screening of the documentary film Silk River
Q&A with film director Steve Shaw

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Full programme:

9:30AM
Opening, registration and coffee

10-11AM
Keynote
Helen Wang, “Silk as a Currency”
Curator of East Asian Money Coins and banknotes of East Asia, British Museum

11-11:15AM Coffee break

11:15AM-1PM
Panel discussion Silk Fiction
Veronica Ranner (Designer and Lecturer, Royal College of Art) Polyphonic futurs
Elizabeth Atkinson (Writer, Royal College of Art) Derrida’s Silk Cocoon
Panelists tba

1-2PM Lunch break

2-3PM
Keynote
Brenda King, “Silk and Empire”
Textile Historian, Textile Society UK

3-3:15PM Coffee break

3:15-5PM
Panel discussion Silk: Global and Local 
Mark Nesbitt (Curator and Researcher at Kew Gardens) Silk collections from the British Empire
Magali An Berthon (Textile Historian and Documentarist, Royal College of Art) Silk production in contemporary Cambodia
Marta Velasco (Textile Designer, Royal College of Art) Pulau Banda collection
Lisa Gale (Visitor Experience Manager, Whitchurch Silkmill) Whitchurch Silk Mill: Preserving the Fabric

5-5:15PM Coffee break

5:15PM
Screening of the documentary film Silk River
Q&A with film director Steve Shaw

6PM Closing

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Information:
Free entry – Booking required here: silkunravelled@gmail.com

Silk Unravelled Symposium
10.00-18.00
Room 102, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street
London, WC1E 7H

Textile Society Research Symposium, 19 March 2011

Textiles: New Research strategies.

Research symposium

Sat 19th March 2011

Wellcome Conference Centre

183 Euston Road, London, NW1

Textiles: New Research strategies.

The Textile Society is keen to capture the essence of current research activity in Britain and Ireland.


To celebrate, encourage, explore and support on-going research into textiles in all their diversity the Society is funding a research symposium at the Wellcome Conference Centre, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 (opposite Euston Station) on Saturday 19th March 2011.


We are holding the symposium in order that researchers, would-be researchers and anyone interested to know more about what is happening can get together, create links, encourage debate and share information at a central location.


We are particularly interested to hear more about collaborative research, cross-disciplinary activities, professional practice and industrial developments. We wish to encourage a broad spectrum of interests and would welcome an input from the humanities, sciences and arts.


There will be themed sessions, a plenary session and enough time to interact with other researchers. Lunch will be provided for speakers and audience.




If you want to take part and are willing to present a short, sharp 15 minute overview of your research strategies then please contact either Dr Brenda King, Chair, The Textile Society or Dr Lynn Hulse, Co-editor of Text on with an outline of your research activity as soon as possible.


If you wish to be a member of the audience and know more about current research activity then please contact either of the above to secure your free place as soon as possible.