From the Past, into the Future, Crossroads Lead to New Frontiers

Join educators, museum specialists, scholars, students, re-enactors, makers and marketers of fashion and wearable art, and other clothing enthusiasts for the 36th annual CSA meeting in the crossroads of Kansas City, Missouri. Share research, exhibitions, performances, collections and original designs.

Call for Papers

Submissions related to or stimulated by "Crossroads: From Cowhide to Couture" are invited. Also welcome are submissions of original research on any aspect of dress / fashion from any time period, worldwide, from the field of costume and related disciplines, including but not limited to: art, design, history, conservation, ethnography, archeology, social sciences, and marketing. Scholars, educators and museum specialists, students, makers and marketers of wearable art, re-enactors and other clothing enthusiasts are encouraged to submit proposals. The aim is to organize a program that includes a variety of different approaches to costume scholarship. Download the "Call for Papers" for submission instructions.

Categories: Individual Oral Papers. Panels or Discussion Sessions, Research Exhibits, Virtual Exhibition Tours

Submission Deadline
Originating in U.S. - must be postmarked by Oct. 1, 2009
Originating outside U.S. - must be postmarked by Sep. 15, 2009

Student Travel Awards
Students - If your proposal is accepted, you will be eligible to apply for up to $500 through the Adele Filene Travel Award to assist with your symposium registration and travel expenses. For details about the Adele Filene Student Travel Award, visit this page: http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/GrantsAwards/adelefilene.html

Symposium Summary