Conveners
P.4.2. Inside/Outside the ‘Box’: Boundaries, Materiality and Affect in the Early Modern Home
- Christine Quach (University of Maryland)
- Nur'ain Taha (Utrecht University)
Description
Chair: Matthijs Jonker
Christine Quach
(University of Maryland),
Nur'ain Taha
(Utrecht University)
19/09/2025, 14:30
Organised panels
Panel Description:
Boxes are often thought of as containers to enclose, conceal or protect items. This panel brings together three case studies of objects located within the interior spaces, found in the early modern Dutch Republic, across the Indian Ocean, and in Sri Lanka, all of which constitute personal objects with which their owners and makers maintain an intimate connection....