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Hilary Doda is an Assistant Professor at the Costume Studies program within the Fountain School of Performing Arts at Dalhousie University. She holds a BA in Costume Studies from McGill University, a Diploma and MA from Dalhousie's Costume Studies program, and an interdisciplinary PhD from Dalhousie focused on material culture.
Her research examines the material culture of dress and textiles in the early modern Atlantic world, particularly in diaspora communities. Her book Fashioning Acadians (2023) explores clothing vernaculars and colonial identity in pre-deportation Acadia. Recent work includes studies on Acadian needlework tools, early modern masculinity via spurs, and Mary I's royal wardrobe.
Publications span Acadiensis, edited collections on premodern masculinities, and open-access resources like CanadARThistories. Her research bridges material culture studies with colonial history, emphasizing textile practices as cultural negotiation tools.
