360 Presentations: The Material Worlds of Special Collections

This cluster examines literature, art, and forms of material culture that foreground questions of the relationship between humans and the environment in the context of four foundational categories: animal, vegetable, mineral and fungus. From films focusing on sand and waterways, to the poetry of dyes, this 360 cluster engages our material worlds, culminating in an interactive, student-led public project in which each student will present their research on a Special Collections object and will demonstrate one component of its material origins.