Complex Conversations in Fashion History | Conversations on Dress | Costume Society of America

CSA Roundtable Complex Conversations in Fashion History: Challenging Objects and Histories within Fashion Collections In a society that is more conscious of equity and social justice issues, museums are finding ways to address issues of bias, appropriation, and other potentially controversial objects and histories within their collections and their past. It is important to discuss and debate the lens through which museums collect, exhibit, and interpret existing artifacts. This panel, hosted by Kelly Reddy-Best and moderated by Arlesa Shephard, explores strategies and approaches through a productive discussion of how institutions and scholars consider decisions for the future of institutions in today’s sometimes polarized climate. Did you enjoy this video? Please consider supporting our mission and our free webinar series by clicking here to make a contribution: https://csoa.memberclicks.net/contributions#/. Panelists: Cynthia Cooper is Head of Collections and Research and Curator of Dress, Fashion and Textiles at the McCord Museum in Montreal, Canada. She holds an M.S. in Historic Costume and Textiles from the University of Rhode Island. She is a three-time recipient of the Richard Martin Exhibition Award from the Costume Society of America, in 2018 for Fashioning Expo 67, in 2009 for Reveal or Conceal?, and in 2003 as a member of the curatorial team of Clothes Make the MAN. Cynthia has taught courses on the intersections between fashion and art, and on fashion hist