*In Person* EX LIBRIS: Pockets with Hannah Carlson

The Providence Athenaeum enriches the mind, inspires the spirit, and elevates public discourse.As an independent, member-supported library and cultural center located on Providence’s historic Benefit Street, the library has welcomed illustrious writers, spirited thinkers, and intellectual community members through its doorsover its nearly 200 years of existenceto engage in reading, conversation, and debate.

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RISD Senior Lecturer Hannah Carlson on Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close

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The EX LIBRIS program series from the Providence Athenæum features an array of humanities scholars, authors, historians, and thought leaders to illuminate fascinating topics and inspire the intellectually curious. EX LIBRIS programs take place at the Athenæum in front of a live studio audience and are simulcast via Zoom, as well as recorded.This is the IN-PERSON event. In-person $5 tickets are exclusively available to members and their guests. They include access to a pre-program reception from 5-5:30pm and a post-program book sale, if applicable. Please note in-person programs have very limited capacity and are likely to sell out quickly. To register for the virtual simulcast, please click <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-ex-libris-pockets-with-hannah-carlson-tickets-790420538107" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-ex-libris-pockets-with-hannah-carlson-tickets-790420538107" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Who gets pockets, and why?It’s a subject that stirs up plenty of passion: Why do men’s clothes have so many pockets and women’s so few? And why are the pockets on women’s clothes often too small to fit phones, if they even open at all? In Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close, Hannah Carlson, a lecturer in dress history at the Rhode Island School of Design, reveals the issues of gender politics, security, sexuality, power, and privilege tucked inside our pockets.-Hannah Carlson teaches dress history and material culture at the Rhode Island School of Design. After training as a conservator of costume and textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology, she received a PhD in material culture from Boston University. She has contributed articles to Commonplace: The Journal of Early American Life; Dress: The Journal of the Costume Institute of America; Design Observer; and MacGuffin: The Life of Things.

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In Person EX LIBRIS: Pockets with Hannah Carlson

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