African Occasional Textiles: Vernacular Landscapes of Development

Catherine P. Bishop is a doctoral candidate in the Departments of Geography and Anthropology at Indiana University. Her thesis “African Occasional Textiles” is based on research in the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, the National Museum of Natural History, and the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, and focuses on the material lifecycle of the fabrics. Her wider interests include international development, political ecology, science and technology studies, applied research, material culture, textiles, and dress. cpbishop@indiana.edu