Tuesday, January 1, 2013

SOAS 17 Jan 2013 - THEME: ENDANGERED TEXTILE TRADITIONS


THEME: ENDANGERED TEXTILE TRADITIONS
 In conjunction with the exhibition launch on 17th January, a 2 day symposium will be held in the Lecture Hall of SOAS on 18th and 19th January.
 
Confirmed List of Speakers and Papers:
 
1. Ratna Krishnakumar & Sarita HegdeRoy: Revitalising the Benares silk saris of India.
2. Tun Jugah Foundation, Sarawak Malaysia: “ Pua-sungkit textiles of the Iban”
3. Asif Shaikh: Reviving Embroidery techniques in Gujarat India
4. Elana Dickson: Gongadi-the woolen blanket of Telangana, India.
5. Lesley Pullen: In search of historic South East Asian textile motifs.
6. Edric Ong: Iban 'Pua Kumbu' ikats of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
7. Kikuo Morimoto: Reviving the silk ikat textiles of Cambodia
8. Rosella Morelli: Khami, Khumi and Mro Textiles of Burma
9, Prof Tien Chin: 'Hsiang yun sha'- the mud-silks of Kwantung, China
10. Liang Xue Fang: Suzhou double-face embroidery of China
11. Rambie Lim: Ramie and Pina weaving in Palawan, Philippines
12. Firdose Jain: Fine embroidered pashminas of Kashmir.
13. Joseph Lo: Musuo Textiles of Yunnan, China.
14. Susan Conway: Burma/Shan textiles
15. Jenny Balfour Paul: Indigo traditions in Africa
16. Qiu Qunzhu: Reviving Ningbo Gold and Silver Embroidery  
17. Beatrice Kaldun (UNESCO): Listing of Textiles under Intangible Cultural Heritage.
18. Aziz Murtazayev: Revitalising sik ikat weaving in Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan.
19. Anjana Somany:  Indian Narrative Painted Textiles
20. Kirsten Scott: 'Fabric of Life: form, function and fashion in Ugandan mekeka'.

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