New Events, Publications, and Projects
TEXTiles: Intertwining of Texts and Textiles from Afro-Eurasia and the Americas (Nov 16th-17th 2024).
I’m presenting a paper on the names given to British woolens in Qing society - feather satins, orangutan felts, feather coats and so much more!
EuroWeb Conference: Intertwined textiles: Influence of Asian fabrics in the European cloth industry (ca.1200-1900), Museu do Oriente, Lisbon (June 20th-21st 2024).
I’ll be giving a paper, “A Cheaper Shade of Scarlet: Chinese Consumers, the East India Company, and Global Product Research,” looking at the EIC’s efforts to engage a global network of dyers, chemists, and merchants to develop lac dye into a viable alternative to the expensive cochineal.
Craft, Technology, and Material Culture in Early Modern Asia
I am joining the convenors of the Craft, Technology, and Material Culture in Early Modern Asia reading group, part of the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine.
“Feather Satins” and “Orangutan Felts”: Consuming British Woolens in Qing China (June 14th 2024, online)
I am giving a talk in the Global Interchange series, entitled “Feather Satins” and “Orangutan Felts”: Consuming British Woolens in Qing China.
Institute of Advanced Studies
I have been awarded membership of the School for Historical Studies, in the Institute of Advanced Studies, for Spring 2025. Excited to get some focused book writing time!