Prof. Elaine Cheasley Paterson

Associate Professor of Craft

Department of Art History, Concordia University, Canada

Participates in 2 items

Dr. Elaine Cheasley Paterson is Associate Professor of Craft History in the Department of Art History at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Concordia University. She holds an MA in Canadian Art History from Concordia University (1999) and a PhD from Queen's University (Kingston, 2004). Her current funded research concerns women's cultural philanthropy in early twentieth-century British, Irish and Canadian craft guilds of the home arts movement and for tracing a lineage from this historical material to the current resurgence in DIY and craftivist practices. She has presented this research at many international conferences, including in Britain, in Ireland, in Canada and in the United States. Her writing and teaching are focused on the relationships between material culture and feminist theory, with an emphasis on the decorative arts and craft history. Another significant stream of research, emerging from her teaching, centres upon questions of skill, hybridity and pedagogy within a post/interdisciplinary contemporary craft milieu. Some of her publications include Sloppy Craft: Postdisciplinarity and the Crafts (Bloomsbury Academic, 2015), with Susan Surette; ‘Crafting Empire: Intersections of Irish and Canadian Women’s History,’ Journal of Canadian Art History(2014); ‘Decoration and Desire in the Watts Chapel’ in Gender and History (2005); ‘Crafting a National Identity' in The Irish Revival Reappraised (2004); as well as a special issue of Cahiers métiers d'art - Craft Journal on Craft and Social Development (2012), with Gloria Hickey. She is on the editorial boards of RACAR: Revue d’art Canadienne/Canadian Art Review and Cahiers métiers d'art - Craft Journal (Montreal), a member of the Canadian Women Artists History Initiative (CWAHI) and the Quebec Quilt Registry Project at Concordia, a Research Fellow of the Canadian Art Institute (Concordia) and she sits on the board of Centre des textiles contemporains de Montréal/Montreal Centre for Contemporary textiles and TRAMES, la galerie (CMTC).

Sessions in which Prof. Elaine Cheasley Paterson participates

Sunday 5 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00

Intersecting Discourses: Inflecting Craft and Heritage

3 hours 30 minutes, 9:00 - 12:30

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1545

Regular session

Dr Susan Surette, NSCAD University (Moderator)

Prof. Elaine Cheasley Paterson, Department of Art History, Concordia University, Canada (Moderator)

Russell Staiff argues that heritage discourse and practice are tightly interwoven with the theoretical legacy of the visual arts, specifically citi...

Monday 6 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00

Charting New Directions: Heritage, Architecture and the Decorative Arts

3 hours 30 minutes, 9:00 - 12:30

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.430

Roundtable

Dr Susan Surette, NSCAD University (Participant)

Prof. Elaine Cheasley Paterson, Department of Art History, Concordia University, Canada (Participant)

Prof. Sandra Alfoldy, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Canada (Moderator)

Dr Danielle Doucet, Université du Québec à Montréal (Participant)

Susan Tunick, friends of terra cotta (Participant)

Rachel Gotlieb (Participant)

Architectural historian John R. Stubbs suggests that architectural conservation is concerned with historic buildings and their sites as well as ...

Sessions in which Prof. Elaine Cheasley Paterson attends

Friday 3 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

17:00

Opening Ceremony and Cocktail

2 hours 30 minutes, 17:00 - 19:30

Signup required

Concordia, Grey Nuns Motherhouse (GN) - Former Chapel

Cocktail

Prof. Tim Winter, Deakin University (Potential)

Lucie Morisset, Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage (Potential)

Dr Clarence Epstein, Concordia University (Moderator)

Christine Zachary-Deom (Participant)

Luc Noppen, Canada Research Chair in Urban Heritage (Participant)

Hon. Serge Joyal c.p., o.c. (Participant)

Welcome addresses and cocktail, followed by the Concordia Signature Event "The Garden of the Grey Nuns". As the opening ceremony and cocktail...

19:30

The Garden of the Grey Nuns / Le jardin des sœurs grises

1 hour 30 minutes, 19:30 - 21:00

Concordia, Grey Nuns Motherhouse (GN) - GN 1210

Research-Creation

Prof. Cynthia Hammond, Concordia University (Moderator)

Working with archival documents and the current-day morphology of the Grey Nuns' site, Dr Cynthia Hammond, Dr Shauna Janssen, in collaboration w...

Saturday 4 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

11:00

Changing Places, Changing People? Critical Heritage(s) of Diaspora, Migration and Belonging I

4 hours, 11:00 - 15:00

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-M560

Regular session

Prof. Máiréad Nic Craith, Heriot-Watt University (Participant)

Dr Susannah Eckersley, Media, Culture, Heritage, Newcastle University, UK (Moderator)

Prof. Ullrich Kockel, Intercultural Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University (Moderator)

Much is being made of the perceived breakdown of the nation-state, which was historically configured as a “container” of heritage formations, adopt...

Memory and Heritage: Oral Narratives and Cultural Representations of Industry, Work and Deindustrialization in Scotland

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 - 12:30

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1540

Regular session

Prof. Arthur McIvor, Univ Strathclyde (Moderator)

Industrial heritage in Britain has tended to be romanticised in museum ‘cathedrals’ and ‘theme parks’ (like Beamish), with workers’ lived experi...

12:30

Lunchboxes | Boîtes à lunch

1 hour, 12:30 - 13:30

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Ground Floor Hall

Repas

13:30

History Museums, Heritage and Visitors

3 hours 30 minutes, 13:30 - 17:00

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-R525

Regular session

Prof. Raymond Montpetit, Université du Québec à Montréal (Moderator)

Cultural Heritage and the Working Class

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS-1540

Regular session

Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University (Moderator)

Steven High, Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (Moderator)

Many people are actively using working class heritage as a resource to reflect on the past and the present, and there is a growing tendency for the...

Sunday 5 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00

La richesse du patrimoine | The Value of Heritage

5 hours, 8:00 - 13:00

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Main hall

Exhibition

Le patrimoine, ça change quoi ? Ou plutôt, qu'est-ce que c'est ? Et pour qui ? Ces questions sont à l'origine de cette exposition conçue par les...

12:30

Lunchboxes | Boîtes à lunch

1 hour, 12:30 - 13:30

UQAM, pavillon J.-A. De Sève (DS) - DS Ground Floor Hall

Repas

Monday 6 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

12:30

Lunchboxes | Boîtes à lunch

1 hour, 12:30 - 13:30

Concordia, Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex Building (EV) - EV Atrium

Repas

13:30

Engaging Authenticity

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.115

Research-Creation

Prof. Austin Parsons (Participant)

This proposal makes the case that heritage’s capacity for change may be dependent on a paradigm shift in how heritage is interpreted. With this ...

Tuesday 7 June, 2016

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

9:00

Critical Creation Series : Ethical Fashion

8 hours, 9:00 - 17:00

Concordia, Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex Building (EV) - EV Atrium

Event

Milan Tanedjikov (Concordia University) and six LaSalle College students. A Material Culture & Fashion Exhibit June 6...

Heritage and Liminality: Cross-Cultural and Inter Disciplinary Perspectives on Liminality and Cultural Heritage

6 hours, 9:00 - 15:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 2.285

Regular session

Dr Ali Mozaffari, Deakin University, Curtin University (Moderator)

Prof. Nigel Westbrook, University of Western Australia (Moderator)

Heritage has multiple, concurrent origins. It is performed and produced by individuals, groups and organizations, or institutions on various scales...

Connecting to the Critical Heritage Studies Movement in the Americas: Theoretical and Practical Considerations, Case Studies, and Dialogue

3 hours 30 minutes, 9:00 - 12:30

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 3.285

Regular session

Prof. Michelle L. Stefano, University of Maryland, American Studies, United States (Moderator)

Felix Burgos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Moderator)

Among other aims, the Critical Heritage Studies (CHS) Movement, most exemplified by the promotional efforts of the Association of Critical Heritage...

“For People Then and for People Now”: Approaches to Heritage and Shared Authority

6 hours, 9:00 - 15:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.115

Regular session

Prof. Elizabeth Kryder-Reid, Indiana University (IUPUI) (Moderator)

In exploring the broader question “What does heritage change?” this session presents work that is extending heritage policies and practices beyond ...

Challenging a Discourse of Difference: Heritage in Asia and Europe

6 hours, 9:00 - 15:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 3.445

Regular session

Dr Anna Källén, Stockholm University (Moderator)

Dr Anna Karlström, Uppsala University (Moderator)

As the interface between past and present, heritage is deeply involved in articulations of personal and group identity, working to unite and har...

11:00

"Heritage" Constructions and Indigeneity: Considering Indigenous Cultural Centre Design in Canada

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:00 - 12:30

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 2.430

Regular session

Rebecca Lemire, Concordia University (Moderator)

In November 2014, artists and thinkers including Jimmie Durham, Michael Taussig, Rebecca Belmore and Paul Chaat Smith convened in Calgary and Saska...

13:30

Thinking Through the Museum: Difficult Knowledge in Public

1 hour 30 minutes, 13:30 - 15:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.430

Roundtable

Dr. Angela Failler, University of Winnipeg (Participant)

Prof. Erica Lehrer, Concordia University, Canada Research Chair in Museum & Heritage Studies, Concordia University (Participant)

Dr Shelley Ruth Butler, McGill University, Institute for the Study of Canada (Moderator)

Heather Igloliorte, Concordia University (Participant)

Dr. Monica Patterson, Carleton University (Participant)

Jennifer C. Robinson, University of Victoria (Participant)

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights opened to the public in September 2014. Yet this "first museum solely dedicated to the evolution, celebrati...

15:30

The Neglected Landscape: How Do We Put Canadian Interiors on the Map?

1 hour 30 minutes, 15:30 - 17:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB S1.430

Roundtable

Michael Windover, Carleton University (Moderator)

Dorothy Stern, Algonquin College, School of Media and Design (Moderator)

Lois Weinthal, Ryerson University (Participant)

Stuart Lazear MCIP, RPP, Algonquin College - Interior Design (PT) (Participant)

Dr. Stephanie Radu (Participant)

Canada is often pictured as vast territory of wilderness and wide-open spaces. Yet most of Canadian life plays out in interior spaces. These spa...

Critical Heritage Studies in the UK: Future Directions

1 hour 30 minutes, 15:30 - 17:00

Concordia, John Molson School of Business Building (MB) - MB 5.215

Roundtable

Prof Elizabeth Crooke, Ulster University (Participant)

Dr Anna Woodham, King's College London (Participant)

Prof. Rhiannon Mason (Participant)

Prof. Máiréad Nic Craith, Heriot-Watt University (Participant)

Prof. Ullrich Kockel, Intercultural Research Centre, Heriot-Watt University (Potential)

Dr Katherine Lloyd, Heriot-Watt University (Moderator)

Dr Susannah Eckersley, Media, Culture, Heritage, Newcastle University, UK (Potential)

Bethany Rex, Newcastle University, United Kingdom (Potential)

Dr Nuala Morse, University of Manchester / University College London (Potential)

Prof. Melissa F. Baird, Michigan Technological University, Department of Social Sciences, United States (Potential)

Dr Bryony Onciul, Univerisity of Exeter (Moderator)

Dr Areti Galani, Newcastle University, UK (Potential)

Dr Bryony Onciul, Univerisity of Exeter (Participant)

Dr Sophia Labadi, University of Kent (Participant)

Dr Helen Graham, University of Leeds (Participant)

Rodney Harrison, University College London (Participant)

What is the future of the UK and what is the role of heritage in this shifting political landscape? How have debates on heritage in the UK chang...