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European Funding for the Arts and Humanities. Framework 7 Marie Curie Erasmus Mundus Horizon 2020 European Research Council Grants HERA Cultural Encounters http://www.heranet.info/. Fashioning the Early Modern: Creativity and Innovation in Europe, 1500-1800. Research Questions.
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European Funding for the Arts and Humanities • Framework 7 • Marie Curie • Erasmus Mundus • Horizon 2020 • European Research Council Grants • HERA Cultural Encounters http://www.heranet.info/
Fashioning the Early Modern: Creativity and Innovation in Europe, 1500-1800
Research Questions • How and why did certain goods become fashionable in Early Modern Europe while others failed? • What were the mechanisms through which ideas about fashion were communicated across linguistic, social and geographic borders? • How can we use knowledge of fashion innovations from the past to inform creative practices today?
Project Associates/Partners • Paul Ormerod, Volterra Consulting (Economist) • Nordiske Museet, Stockholm • Royal Armories, Stockholm • National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
Project PIs • Evelyn Welch, Queen Mary, University of London • Lesley Miller, Victoria and Albert Museum, London • Peter McNeil, Institute for Fashion Studies, University of Stockholm • Marie-Louise Nosch and Maj Ringaard, Centre for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen • Paula Hohti, Collegium for Advanced Studies, Helsinki
Activities and Methodologies • Early Career Training Sessions in Museum collections • Workshops and conferences for Academics, Designers & Trademark lawyers • Participation in major international conferences (CIETA, Copenhagen) • Research data collection in archives in Italy, England, France, Sweden and Denmark • Social Network Analysis of the spread of fashionable goods • Mapping of surviving materials in museums collections
Outputs • Monographs and peer-reviewed articles • Edited volume based on final conference • Edition of textile sample book, V&A • Website and web-trails; crowd-sourcing information • Information that will be used by all museum partners and research support for the redesign • Support for the redesign of Europe, 1600-1800 Galleries, V&A
Lessons learned • Chose partners whom you can trust • Chose partners who will stretch your knowledge and challenge your assumptions • Build Public Engagement/Impact and partnership into your research questions – don’t add it on at the end • Meet before you submit your Expression of Interest (not everything can be done via email) • Understand the different funding regimes in Europe • Understand the implications of currency fluctuations • Be realistic in what you promise; plan for serendipity