Patricia Hunt-Hurst

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors

Education

Degree Field of Study Institution Graduation
Ph.D. Clothing & Textiles The Ohio State University 1990
M.S. Clothing & Textiles The University of Georgia 1983
BSHE Home Economics Educ The University of Georgia 1977

Research

I am a dress and fashion historian. My major research interest is in the area of African and African American dress and textile history. Specifically, my efforts are directed toward the study of the dress of African-American women, 1865-1940 in Georgia and South Carolina and slave clothing and textiles in Georgia and South Carolina. An important aspect of my research includes the documentation of historic apparel and accessories to determine date, regionality, and function. New research areas incorporate the analysis of cultural perception in the fashion marketplace, my specific interest relates to Africa, however, I have been involved in research projects focused on Asia and the United States. Since 1996 I have been actively involved with study abroad programs to London and Ghana. Both offer unique educational experiences to students interested in adding a global perspective to their academic studies.

Teaching

Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences, Fashion Fundamentals, Historic dress and fashion; dress and popular culture; historic textiles; world textiles; West African fabrics, dress, and adornment

Awards

Award Name Awarded By Year Awarded
Fellow Costume Society of America 2021
President's Award Costume Society of America 2019
FACS 100 Fellow College of Family and Consumer Sciences 2018
Teaching Academy UGA Teaching Academy 2008
Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, University of Georgia 2006
Distinguished Teaching Award Gamma Sigma Delta, University of Georgia 2005
Creswell Award for Leadership in Motivating and Guiding Students College of Family and Consumer Alumni Association 2004
Outstanding Teacher of the Year College of Family and Consumer Sciences 2000
Advisor of the Year Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors 1999
International Fellow Office of International Education, University of Georgia 1998
Outstanding Teacher of the Year College of Family and Consumer Sciences 1997
Outstanding Advisor of the Year Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors, FACS 1995
Outstanding Teacher of the Year Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors, FACS 1993

Editorial Appointments

Position Name of Journal Year(s)
Co-editor Fashion Critical Issues, no. 5 2014
Reviewer Clothing and Textiles Research Journal 1990 - present
Reviewer Dress 1990- present
Editor Clothing through American History: 1776 -1899, Volume II 2016

Service

Organization Title Year(s) Service Type
Costume Society of America, southeast region Treasurer 2010 - 2017 Professional
Costume Society of America, southeast region Vice President Professional
Costume Society of America, National Board Board Member 2017 - 2020 Professional
Costume Society of American, National Secretary 2018 - 2022 Professional

Advisory Committee

Doctoral Committees:  Sha'mira Covington, Anne McInnis, Sara Idacavage

Areas of Expertise

historic dress and fashion, 19th and 20th century; African American Dress - 1860 - 1899; headwraps and tignons; movies and fashion; quilts; college dress; rat caps

Books

Hunt-Hurst, P. (2016). (Ed.). Clothing and Fashion: American Fashion from Head to Toe, Volume 2. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Miller-Spillman, K., Reilly, A., & Hunt-Hurst, P. (2012). The Meanings of Dress.  New York: Fairchild.

Current Research

My current research examines women's fashions during the 20th century and focuses on body exposure and college dress and fashion. 

Journal Articles

Eom, H.J., Seock, Y-K, & Hunt-Hurst, P. (2019). Purchase intention toward luxury brands  among young adult consumer from social comparison perspective. Journal of Marketing Maanagement and Consumer Behavior, 2(4), 1-16.

Scarborough, A. D. & Hunt-Hurst, P. (2014). The Making of an Erogenous Zone: The Role of Exoticism, Dance, and the Movies in Midriff Exposure, 1900-1946. Dress, 40 (1), 47-65.

Hunt-Hurst, P. & Blanco F, J. (Winter 2013). Red Caps, Rat Caps: Status, Spirit, and Traditions of College Dress at the University of Georgia. The Georgia Historical Quarterly, XCVII (4), 447 - 475.

Hunt-Hurst, P., & Scarborough, A. D. (2013). Exaggerated Modesty: The Evolution and Promotion of Exposing the Navel in Swimwear and Other Clothing in the American Fashion Press, 1946 - 1966. In Sarah Heaton (Ed.). Fashioning Identities: Cultures of Exchange. Oxford, UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press, 105 - 124.

Watson, A. F., Blanco, J., Hunt-Hurst, P., & Medvedev, K. (2010).  Caregivers' perceptions of clothing for people with severe and profound disabilities.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2010, 110,3,961-964.

Choi, Y., Medvedev, K., Lee, Y., & Hunt-Hurst, P. (2009).  How China, Japan and Koren are percevied by Vogue USA in the last 10 years.  International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology, and Education, 2 (1), 3-11.

Lee, Y., Medvedev, K., Hunt-Hurst, P., Choi, Y. (2008).  How the Korean fashion industry is viewed by Women's Wear Daily, USA.  Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Tetiles, 32 (12), 1915-1926.

Lowe, T.B. , Dozier, C., Hunt-Hurst, P. & Smith, B. (2008).  Study abroad in West Africa: An interdisciplinary program of international education. College Student Journal, 42(3), 738-747.

Hunt-Hurst, P. (2004) Collecting the Pieces: Images of Georgia Quilts. The Georgia Historical Quarterly , 88 (4), 530-544.

Publications

Hunt-Hurst, P. & Headrick, C. J. (2021). Starched white caps and aprons: Child nurses' and nannies' dress in fashion, uniform, and costume, 1850-2015. In J. L. Foltyn & L. Petican (Eds.), In Fashion: Culture, Commerce, Craft, and Identity (pp. 237-264). Brill. Invited.

Hunt-Hurst, P. (2019). African American history of hair and headwear fashions, 1800-1900. In S. Heaton (Ed.), Cultural History of Hair. New York: Bloomsbury. Invited.

.Lowe, T. B., Hunt-Hurst, P., & Blalock, E. (2018). The Ghana community trade program: Interdisciplinary Ghana study abroad program. In S. Chama (Ed.), Creating successful bridges through study abroad: An international Social Work and Cultural Competency Approach. New York, NY: Nova Sciences, 77-94.

Davis-Bundrage, M., Medvedev, K., & Hunt-Hurst, P. (2018). Black women's hair politics and impact on bodily health: A historical essay. In S. Barak-Brandes & A. Kama (Eds.), Feminist interrogations of women's head hair: Crown of glory and shame. New York, NY: Routledge, 159-175.

Wear, P. & Hunt-Hurst, P. (2016). British fashion in 1960s U.S.: A Case Study of Female Fashion at the University of Georgia, 1964-1966.  In D. Eluwawalage (Ed.), Fashion Tyranny & Revelation.  Oxford, UK: Inter-disciplnary Press, 175-187.

Hunt-Hurst, P. (2016).  Dorothea Towles Church.  African American National Bigoraphy Online. NY: Oxford University Press.

Hunt-Hurst, P. (2012).  Clothing and textiles in the slave community.  In Daina R. Berry (Ed.). Enslaved Women in America: Encyclopedia.  Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO Press.

Hunt-Hurst, P. (2005). "Millinery." In Daina R. Berry (Ed.) Black Women in America, 2nd Edition, NY: Oxford University Press.

Hunt-Hurst, P. (2005). "The fashion industry." In Diana R. Berry (Ed.) Black Women in America, 2nd Edition, NY: Oxford University Press.

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