The CSA Scholars’ Roundtable recognizes those who exemplify high standards in costume scholarship and charges them with leading a National Symposium event that stimulates consideration and discussion of an issue pertaining to costume scholarship.
The Scholars’ Roundtable was formed in 1997 to enhance costume scholarship, taking it in innovative and interdisciplinary directions through a program at the CSA National Symposium. Presented in various formats throughout the years, under the current format a complex or potentially contentious topic relating to the field of costume studies is chosen for discussion each year. Three to four scholars, selected for their varied insights, experiences, and viewpoints regarding that topic, each briefly explore aspects of the subject and then encourage attendees to join the discussion.
2024 Scholars' Roundtable:
1973 to 2073: The Past, Present, and Future of Dress Studies
This year’s Symposium’s theme “Looking Forward, Reflecting Back” forms the basis for the Scholars Roundtable. The roundtable will focus on the past, present, and future of Dress Studies and highlight the multidisciplinary contributions represented in the field of dress and fashion studies. The goal is to emphasize the progression of the field and spark ideas for CSA’s role in supporting the future of dress studies, while also opening the floor to new and innovative voices.
We invite educators, costume designers, curators, historic interpreters, fashion historians, entrepreneurs, emerging scholars, students, and CSA enthusiasts to apply to participate in this roundtable discussion. Applicants and nominees will discuss how their work interacts with questions such as:
Nominees should be those who:
Nominees will be evaluated on:
A completed application for this honor must be submitted via this form and include in one (1) pdf document under less than 100MB the following information in order:
Nominee's Full name
Nominee's address
Nominee's email address
Nominee's phone number
A brief statement as to why the nominee is a good candidate for this year's roundtable
Interested scholars are welcome to nominate themselves by submitting the information outlined above.
Once nominations have been received, nominees will be asked to submit a 200–300-word essay explaining how their experience and/or scholarship contributes towards the selected topic and how they plan to contribute toward the panel discussion. A curriculum vitae or resume will also be requested (not to exceed 10 pages).
The nomination deadline has been extended to November 1, 2023. Eligible nominees will then be provided with an application form, the submission deadline for which will be December 1, 2023. Applicants will be notified of the results by January 31, 2024.
Shelly Foote
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, retired (Organizer)
Adam MacPhàrlain
Missouri Historical Society
Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University
Petra Slinkard
Peabody Essex Museum
Leon Wiebers
Loyola Marymount University
Linda M. Welters,
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island
Abby Lillethun
Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey
Lauren D. Whitley,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Co-Chair: Dr. Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Co-Chair: Dr. Carmen Keist
Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois
Karen DePauw
Indiana Historical Society
Indianapolis, Indiana
Kristen Morris
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
Linda Pisano
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
Eulanda Sanders
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Sarah Scaturro
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, Ohio
Dr. Michael Mamp (Moderator)
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Nancy Deihl
New York University
New York, NY
Tameka N. Ellington, Ph.D.
Kent State University
Kent, OH
Carmen Keist, Ph.D.
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Kelly L. Reddy-Best, Ph.D.
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Laurie Brewer
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
Dr. Michael Mamp
Central Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI
Sara Bernstein
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR
Ariele Elia
FIT, Fordham Law
New York, NY
Denise Nicole Green
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Virginia Heaven
Columbia College
Chicago, IL
Abby Lillethun
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
Ingrid Mida
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jo Paoletti
Chair, Scholars Roundtable Committee
Virginia Heaven
Columbia College
Chicago, IL
Sara Hume
Kent State University Museum
Kent, OH
Deborah Kraak
Independent Museum Professional
Wilmington, DE
Ingrid Mida
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jean Parsons
Associate Professor, Department of Textile and Apparel Management, University of Missouri
Columbia, MI
Sara Marcketti
Associate Professor, Department of Apparel, Events, and Hospitality Management; Associate Director, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Dr. Kimberly Chrisman Campbell
Dr. Jo Barraclough Paoletti
Petra Slinkard
Sara Marcketti
Christina Johnson
Dr. Ann B. Wass
Dr. Elizabeth J.W. Barber
Cynthia Cooper
Mark D. Hutter
Anne Bissonnette
Marilyn DeLong
Howard Kurtz
Hiatus of Scholars’ Roundtable Honor
Tina Bates
Joseph Hancock
Gayle Strege
Catherine Amoroso Leslie
Jean Parsons
Dennita Sewell
Hiatus of Scholars’ Roundtable Honor
Sandra Buckland
Jacqueline Field
Elaine Pedersen
Hiatus of Scholars’ Roundtable Honor
Hiatus of Scholars’ Roundtable Honor
Nancy Bryant
Edward Maeder
Charlotte Jirousek
Laurel Wilson
Joanne Eicher
JoAnn Stabb
Sally Helvenston
Margaret Spicer
Naomi Tarrant
Patricia Anawalt
Beverly Chico
Patricia A. Cunningham
Jane Farrell-Beck
Valerie Steele
Linda Baumgarten
Claudia Brush Kidwell
Elizabeth J. W. Barber
Joy Emery
Jean Druesedow
Jo B. Paoletti
Phyllis Tortora
Patricia Campbell Warner
Linda Welters
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