Tuesday, March 1, 2011
10:55 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. - VATC 120
Opening remarks by Dr. Robert Zeigler, President, San Antonio College
Keynote Address: Solar Powered Paper Dolls
Carol Flueckiger, Associate Professor of Art, Faculty Affiliate for the Women’s Studies Program, Texas Tech
Flueckiger’s lecture “Solar Powered Paper Dolls” examines the evolution of Victorian American fashion and feminist reform. In her work she blueprints handwritten letters over vintage dress forms, leaves and clothing tags, encouraging the viewer to “try on” our history of fashion and feminist thought.
12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - VATC 120
Reception with refreshments
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Fashion and eroticism : ideals of feminine beauty from the Victorian era to the Jazz Age
Fashion and its social agendas : class, gender, and identity in clothing