Studies in Costume as Scenographic Practice and Technical Craft

The Studies in Costume as Scenographic Practice and Technical Craft series invests in the global histories, contemporary practices, economies, and technologies of costume scenography. With its emphasis on costume practice, the series intends to fill a gap in scenographic scholarship that has overlooked costume artistry and craft or relegated it to a secondary or subordinate position in hierarchies of theatre practice. Submissions may recover historical costume practices; record the artistry and careers of costume scenographers and craftspersons; analyze contemporary costume artistry and technologies; theorize the social and political relevance of costume practices; and analyze the industry cultures that give rise to costume practices. This series will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners of costume design, costume technology, costume as scenography, costume as performance, and costume history.

Featured in the series:

Histories that recover past costume practices as well as recording the careers of specific artists and craftspersons, giving particular attention to women and people of color whose work has gone unrecorded.

Criticism that analyzes the social, political, economic, and aesthetic dimensions of costumes in a diverse array of international performances, giving particular attention to non-Western traditions and the migratory and/or transnational perspectives of practitioners.

In-depth profiles of practicing costume professionals from various cultural traditions that 1) give voice to their diverse perspectives on performance and artmaking, and 2) place them in conversation with one another and other collaborators.

Cultural analyses of costume industries that give rise to and shape costume practices.

Consideration will be given to a broad range of reference works, single and multi-authored works, edited collections, textbooks, and works that appeal to academics, practitioners, and students.

Proposals may be submitted to:

Christin Essin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theatre

Vanderbilt University

Email: [email protected]