From the mourning body to the post mortem body, textiles mediate relationships between the living and the dead. Textiles bind life and death by marking the boundary of one body to another, of one realm to the next. Across many cultural practices, the dead are often dressed for departure or subsequent arrival in the afterlife. Mourners may wear color-coded clothing, R.I.P. t-shirts, or rend their garments to make visible the internal landscape of grief. Knot structures serve as tactile mnemonics against forgetting while memorial embroideries archive births and deaths in stitches. Students participate in studio projects, critiques, readings, and seminar discussions. Techniques include crochet, lace-making, embroidery, plaiting, knotting, and other hand skills for hairwork.At the 2000 level this course is open to students in ALL majors without previous experience or prerequisites. Continuing and advanced students at the 3000 level focus on developing content and skill through in-depth investigations.

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