by Jane Terry

The Needle and the Bullhorn:

Cloth-Making as Religious and Political Expression

A Free Public Lecture by Dr. Donna Bowman

Associate Dean and Associate Professor, Honors College, University of Central Arkansas

Tuesday, October 23

5:30-7:00 p.m. in Meyer Library 101

Why have women been associated with cloth-making for twenty thousand years? What role has cloth played in religious rituals and doctrine? And how has third-wave feminism remixed this history into a new set of shocking, radical juxtapositions — domestic arts brought into the public square? Discover the surprising connections between spinning yarn and spinning meaning in a journey from Norwegian bogs to Banksy’s street art.

Everyone is invited to this free public lecture!

Parking available in Lot 20 and Bear Park South (on Holland, across from the O’Reilly Catholic Campus Center)

Sponsored by the Department of Religious Studies Lecture Series and the College of Humanities and Public Affairs

 Also, we will have our Religious Studies Club/TAK British Tea earlier that same day, Tuesday, 23 October, from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Religious Studies Student Lounge (in Strong 251). Please join us for tea, biscuits, and conversation, then head over to Dr. Bowman’s presentation!