Patricia Hunt-Hurst
Department Head
Associate Professor
Department of Textiles, Merchandise, and Interiors
321 Dawson Hall
(706) 542-4891
phunt@fcs.uga.edu

Education: Ph.D. - Ohio State University

Current Research Interests: West African head ties: past and present, Fancy print and wax print cloth: historical and contemporary perspectives, 19th and 20th century American costume and textile history-specifically the study of the dress of African-American women, 1865-1940 in Georgia and South Carolina, Slave clothing and textiles in Georgia and South Carolina

Courses Taught: Directed Research in Textiles, Study Tour in Textiles, History of Textiles, West African Families

Regional Interests: West Africa [Ghana]

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