{"id":1709,"date":"2021-04-23T13:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T11:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silknow.eu\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2021-04-23T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T11:44:19","slug":"lecture-series-zurbaran-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silknow.eu\/index.php\/lecture-series-zurbaran-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture Series- Zurbar\u00e1n Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Three distinguished scholars explore the visual and material heritage related to the development of silk in Spain, starting with the pioneering production of silk in medieval Iberia to the new uses and meanings of silk in contemporary society. The lectures are hosted by the Zurbar\u00e1n Centre<\/a> at Durham University <\/a>and organized in collaboration with the University of Leeds<\/a>, the Instituto Cervantes-Mancheste<\/a>r and SILKNOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lectures will be delivered live on zoom, each will last ca. 35 minutes and be followed by a brief presentation of the digital tools developed by SILKNOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lecture series is free and open to anyone interested in European silk heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plase register here <\/a>and reeive a Zoom link for the lectures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, 7 May at 6:00 PM : Dr Maria J. Feliciano, Staging Medieval Silk in Iberia: Treasure, Ritual, and Ornament.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mar\u00eda J. Feliciano is an independent scholar based in New York City. She specializes in the visual culture of the late medieval and early modern Iberian worlds. She has published extensively on the influence of the arts of Islam in the artistic developments of Peninsular and Viceregal societies. She is the director of the\u00a0Medieval Textiles in Iberian and the Mediterranean Research Project<\/em>\u00a0and a member of\u00a0Material and Visual Cultures of Religion in the Americas<\/em>\u00a0(Yale University) and\u00a0The Medieval Iberian Treasury in Context<\/em>\u00a0(CSIC), among other research groups. Dr. Feliciano\u2019s lecture will be followed by a brief demo of the digital tools developed by the SILKNOW research project, in connection with the subject of the lecture. The presenter will be Jorge Sebasti\u00e1n, Professor of Art History at the Universitat de Val\u00e8ncia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, 14 May at 6:00 PM: Dr Ana Cabrera, Revisiting Sericulture and Silk Production in the Kingdoms of Spain, circa 1300-1700: local and global networks<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Dr Ana Cabrera is Director of the Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de Espa\u00f1a since 2020. Previously she was curator of historical fashion at the Museo del Traje in Madrid (2018-2020), Marie S.-Curie Fellow at the Victoria and Albert Museum (2016-2018), and curator at the National Museum of Decorative Arts of Madrid (2002-2016). She has curated the exhibiton Alfombras y tejidos del Museo de La Alhambra<\/em> in Granada in 1997 and Extra, Moda. El nacimiento de la prensa de moda en Espa\u00f1a<\/em> with Maria Prega at the Museo del Traje. She is the author of four books, several book chapters and articles about museum documentation, the history of the Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas, and historical textiles. Dr Cabrera\u2019s lecture will be followed by a brief demo of the digital tools developed by the SILKNOW research project, in connection with the subject of the lecture. The presenter will be Mar Gait\u00e1n, Research Technician, Universitat de Val\u00e8ncia.\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, 17 May at 6:00 PM: Professor Cris Carr: “Silk in contemporary society, beyond its ornamental use”<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Cris Carr is Professor in Textile Technology at the University of Leeds, with a key focus on Healthcare Textiles, and he was Head of the School of Design until September 2020. He has published widely through research publications and conference presentations and is a member of several Editorial Boards for international research journals. In 2015 he was awarded the Society of Dyers and Colourists Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to Textile & Colour Education and is currently a Trustee on the Society of Dyers and Colourists. Professor Carr\u2019s lecture will be followed by a brief demo of the digital tools developed by the SILKNOW research project, in connection with the subject of the lecture. The presenter will be Cristina Portal\u00e9s, Ram\u00f3n y Cajal researcher, University of Valencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three distinguished scholars explore the visual and material heritage related to the development of silk in Spain, starting with the pioneering production of silk in medieval Iberia to the new uses and meanings of silk in contemporary society. The lectures are hosted by the Zurbar\u00e1n Centre at Durham University and organized in collaboration with the…<\/p>\n

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