Faculty of Arts School of Historical Studies

Luxury, Development, Branding, Democratization

A Round Table Organised by the Cultural History of Economies Research Hub

Date: Wednesday 15 April 2009
Time: 2:15-5:15 PM
Location: 5th-Floor Common Room
John Medley Building

2:15 Papers

Chair: Dr David Goodman, Chair, History Discipline, School of Historical Studies

The Invention of Luxury in Renaissance Italy
Dr Catherine Kovesi, School of Historical Studies

The Rise of Luxury Industry and the Development of Brands in 19th-Century France: Vuitton, Worth, Cartier, Guerlain
Jean-Marc Olivier, Professor of Economic History and Director, FRAMESpa Laboratory (Southern France and Spain: history of societies
from the middle ages to the present), University of Toulouse 3-Le Mirail; Arts Faculty Visiting Scholar

Inventing and Gendering Nylon: Stockings as Democratic Luxury in the United States
Susan Smulyan, Professor of American Civilization, Brown University, Arts Faculty Visiting International Scholar

4:00 Round Table Discussion

From Elite Display to Mass Consumption
Charles Sowerwine

Participants:
Catherine Kovesi, Jean-Marc Olivier, Susan Smulyan
Questions from the floor



Registration enquiries:
There is no registration fee, but the organisers would appreciate RSVPs for catering purposes

Please contact June McBeth
8344 5963 / jmcbeth@unimelb.edu.au

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