VISST 6855

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VISST 6855
Threads of Consequence: Textiles in South and Southeast Asia

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This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be seen to enter into all phases of social, economic, political, religious, and performance processes, often assuming unusual properties and attributes. As bearers of talismanic messages, signifiers of rank, and as the recipients of influences from maritime trade and touristic demand, textiles are read between the folds of complex exchange mechanisms in South and Southeast Asia.


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  •  6691 VISST 6855   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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