Oct 31–Nov 6: The history of censorship repeats itself

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Highlights for the week of Oct. 31–Nov. 6, 2022

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Amy Werbel in front of the Feldman Center

FEATURED STORY
For Historian Amy Werbel, Past Is Prologue
Those of us who aren’t historians might imagine that 19th-century efforts to impose morality on America have little to do with today’s political debate. Amy Werbel, acting chair and professor of History of Art, wants to correct that misconception.“There’s this back-to-the-future quality of what’s going on now,” Werbel said. A historian and expert on censorship, Werbel has written three books touching on that issue—two historical and one addressing contemporary China. She sees parallels between today’s book bans and academic restrictions and century-old efforts to mold the U.S. into a patriarchal, white Christian nation. “Those of us who write about the history of censorship, or the history of the effort to suppress women’s access to health care and abortion—we’re getting a lot of work now and we’re not happy about it,” she added. “We’d be happy if it stayed in the dustbin.” Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOV 1, 5 PM Designing Adaptive Fashion
NOV 3, NOON World Affairs Lecture Series: Inequality Conflict and Peace: Emerging Trends in a Post-Pandemic Africa

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still from video with Michael Ferraro closing door of Little Alice with reporter inside

Cheddar News visited FIT's DTech Lab to experience the 3D-capture dome “Little Alice,” a tool used to create avatars of a person's form. The news site interviewed the lab's executive director, Michael Ferraro, in a video posted recently. “[3D capture] really gives the designers the flexibility to iterate on creative solutions, while being inclusive in terms of their sizing and design. And then at the same time, promote sustainability by reducing and almost completely eliminating sample production, which is a very wasteful process,” Ferraro said.

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Last Week! Exhibitions Closing Nov. 6

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies
at The Museum at FIT

Resurgence
at the Art and Design Gallery

felt garment on mannequin from Resurgence exhibition

Find details about the college's COVID-19 health and safety protocols for the fall at fitnyc.edu/covid.