Mühr, Patricia, Dr.
Mühr, Patricia, Dr.
Specialisation modules
- Bachelor: mkt013, mkt 212/213, mkt231, mkt241, mkt250
- Cultural analyses: kul210
- Master of Education: mkt711, mam
- Communication of material culture in artistic-educational settings (BA)
- History of dress and fashion theory (BA)
- Gender and Ethnicity in Material and Visual Culture (BA)
- Theory and Practice of Teaching Material Culture (Master of Education)
Biographical data
- 1986-1996 Watchmaker
- 1994-2001 Studied the subjects of Art & Visual Culture and German Studies at the University of Oldenburg
- 2001-2002 Employee of the Oldenburg Cultural Office (project development and cultural management)
- 2003-2005 Doctoral degree programme in Cultural Gender Studies at the University of Oldenburg
- since 2006 Lectureships at various universities (Göttingen, Osnabrück)
- since 2006 Research assistant at the Institute of Material Culture at the University of Oldenburg
- 2014 Doctorate at the University of Oldenburg
Monographs and editorships
Monograph:
Soldatenkörper unter Beschuss - (Trans-)Nationale Narrationen und Geschlechterkonstruktionen im US-amerikanischen Kriegsfilm. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2017.(Interview about this publication.)
Editorships:
Steiner, Paula Penelope (2024): The (un)clothed body - artistic-educational approaches. In: Huber Nievergelt, Verena; Mühr, Patricia (eds.): Series Vermittlung. Vol. 11. Oldenburg: Institute of Material Culture.
Fünfstück-Kreye, Magdalena (2023): Is showing YouTube videos in class digitalisation? An educational-theoretical examination of the understanding of digitalisation among prospective textile teachers. In: Huber Nievergelt, Verena; Mühr, Patricia (eds.): Series Vermittlung. Vol. 10. Oldenburg: Institute of Material Culture.
Ehler, Esther Maryam (2023): Anti-racist education in the subject of textile design. A theoretical examination of concepts of transculturality and critical whiteness research in textile teaching. In: Huber Nievergelt, Verena; Mühr, Patricia (eds.): Series Vermittlung. Vol. 9. Oldenburg: Institute of Material Culture.
Cerit, Emel; Schönheim, Wibke (2021): Of Attitude and Action: Migration, Diversity & Practice in Textile Design. In Huber Nievergelt, Verena; Mühr, Patricia (eds.): Mediation series. Vol. 7. Oldenburg: Institute of Material Culture.
Money cat washing. New edition of Ingrid Köller's writings on the didactics of textile material culture. Oldenburg: Studies in Material Culture, vol. 39, together with Heike Derwanz, 2020.
Introduction to the annotated new edition. In: Derwanz, Heike; Mühr, Patricia (ed.): Geldkatzenwäsche. New edition of Ingrid Köller's writings on the didactics of textile material culture. Oldenburg: Studien zur Materiellen Kultur, together with Heike Derwanz, 2020, pp. 15-21.
Restitution: From the didactics of textile material culture to the mediation of material literacy. In: Derwanz, Heike; Mühr, Patricia (ed.): Geldkatzenwäsche. New edition of Ingrid Köller's writings on the didactics of textile material culture. Oldenburg: Studies on Material Culture, 2020, pp. 131-142.
Angelika Bartl, Josch Hoenes, Patricia Mühr and Kea Wienand (eds.): Seeing <-> Power <-> Knowledge. ReSaVoir. The visual in the field of tension between culture, politics and memory. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2011.
Together with Angelika Bartl, Kerstin Brandes, Josch Hoenes and Kea Wienand: Introduction Seeing - Power - Knowledge: Reservoir - Images in the field of tension between culture, politics and memory. In: This (ed.): Seeing - Power - Knowledge. ReSaVoir. Images in the field of tension between culture, politics and memory. Bielefeld: transcript, 2011, pp. 11-27.
Artistic-educative settings in the subject Material Culture: Textile: Participation. In: Marion Godau, Juliane Heise, Thomas Loy, Patricia Mühr (eds.): Participation, Intervention, Presentation. A co-operation between the BA degree programme in Material Culture: Textiles at the University of Oldenburg and the BA in Design Education at Vechta University of Applied Sciences, Oldenburg/Vechta 2008, pp. 8-9.
Participation, Intervention, Presentation. A co-operation of the BA degree programme Material Culture: Textiles at the University of Oldenburg and the BA Design Education at Vechta University of Applied Sciences. Edited by Marion Godau, Juliane Heise, Thomas Loy, Patricia Mühr, Oldenburg/Vechta 2008.
Images of the everyday - an introduction. In: "Wir für uns" Bewohner- und Bewohnerinnenverein Kennedyviertel e.V. / Patricia Mühr (ed.): Alltag im Kennedyviertel. Exhibition catalogue on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name in the Kennedyviertel from 01.07.-15.07.04. Oldenburg 2005, pp. 14-15.
Selection of publications
- Beloved monsters. Dress in the horror film. In: netzwerk mode textil e.V. (ed.), nmt yearbook 2023, www.netzwerk-mode-textil.de, PP. 48-57.
- Between ethnographic field research and artistic-aesthetic practice Textile design at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. In: Schmidt, Bärbel (editor): Annual Report and Magazine of the Department of Textile Design at the University of Osnabrück. Osnabrück, 2023, pp. 56-61.
- Learning through research in a multi-perspective cooperation of practice. In: Elisabeth Eichelberger, Verena Huber Nievergelt, Andreas Käser (eds.): Forschend Lernen und Lehren im Textilen und Technischen Gestalten. Conference proceedings, hep Verlag: Bern, 2021, pp. 85-94.
- Money laundering. New edition of Ingrid Köller's writings on the didactics of textile material culture. Oldenburg: Studies in Material Culture, vol. 39, together with Heike Derwanz, 2020.
- Introduction to the annotated new edition. In: Derwanz, Heike; Mühr, Patricia (ed.): Geldkatzenwäsche. New edition of Ingrid Köller's writings on the didactics of textile material culture. Oldenburg: Studies in Material Culture, together with Heike Derwanz, 2020, pp. 15-21.
- Restitution: From the Didactics of Textile Material Culture to the Mediation of Material Literacy. In: Derwanz, Heike; Mühr, Patricia (ed.): Geldkatzenwäsche. New edition of Ingrid Köller's writings on the didactics of textile material culture. Oldenburg: Studies in Material Culture, 2020, pp. 131-142.
- Textile interventions. Research-based learning with textiles, body, group and public space. With Heike Derwanz. In: ...textil...Wissenschaft - Forschung - Bildung, 1/2020, S. 6-15.
- Dress, Trauma and Historical Evidence in the Medium of Film - Jackie. The First Lady (2016). In: netzwerk mode textil e.V. (ed.), nmt Yearbook 2019, www.netzwerk-mode-textil.de, S. 44-57.
- Soldatenkörper unter Beschuss - (Trans-)Nationale Narrationen und Geschlechterkonstruktionen im US-amerikanischen Kriegsfilm. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2017.(Interview for this publication.)
- Angelika Bartl, Josch Hoenes, Patricia Mühr and Kea Wienand (eds.): Seeing <-> Power <-> Knowledge. ReSaVoir. The visual in the field of tension between culture, politics and memory. transcript Verlag, Bielefeld 2011.
- Together with Angelika Bartl, Kerstin Brandes, Josch Hoenes and Kea Wienand: Introduction Seeing - Power - Knowledge: Reservoir - Images in the field of tension between culture, politics and memory. In: This (ed.): Seeing - Power - Knowledge. ReSaVoir. Images in the field of tension between culture, politics and memory. Bielefeld: transcript, 2011, pp. 11-27.
- Artistic-educative settings in the subject Material Culture: Textile: Participation. In: Marion Godau, Juliane Heise, Thomas Loy, Patricia Mühr (eds.): Participation, Intervention, Presentation. A co-operation of the BA degree programme Material Culture:Textile at the University of Oldenburg and the BA subject Design Education at Vechta University of Applied Sciences, Oldenburg/ Vechta 2008, pp. 8-9.
- Participation, Intervention, Presentation. A co-operation of the BA degree programme Material Culture:Textile at the University of Oldenburg and the BA subject Design Education at Vechta University of Applied Sciences. Edited by Marion Godau, Juliane Heise, Thomas Loy, Patricia Mühr, Oldenburg/ Vechta 2008.
- Black Hawk Down - "Global Player" in free flight? On the construction of film heroes in times of new wars. In: Frauen Kunst Wissenschaft, semi-annual journal, issue 40 (2006).
- Doing ma[r]sculinity - Constructions of masculinity in popular US-American war films. In: Anette Geiger, Stefanie Rinke, Stevie Schmiedel, Hedwig Wagner (eds.): Wie der Film den Körper schuf. A reader on gender and media. Weimar, 2006, pp. 99-120.
- Images of the Everyday - An Introduction. In: "Wir für uns" Bewohner- und Bewohnerinnenverein Kennedyviertel e.V. / Patricia Mühr (ed.): Alltag im Kennedyviertel. Exhibition catalogue on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name in the Kennedyviertel from 01.07.-15.07.04. Oldenburg 2005, pp. 14-15.
- With Kea Wienand: Von Einklammerungen. A report on the 7th Women Art Historians' Conference, 26 - 29 September 2002 in Berlin. In: FrauenKunstWissenschaft. Issue 35, June 2003, pp. 75 - 77.
Research focus
- PhD: Soldiers Under Fire - [Trans]National Narratives and Gender Constructions in Contemporary US-American War Films. An intermedial reading
- Participation, intervention, presentation - mobile forms of teaching and practice today
- Narration and gender construction in Holywood cinema
- Fashion theory
Research projects
- 2018-2020: History of textile teaching in Germany. On the new edition of Ingrid Köller's writings on the didactics of textile material culture. Together with Heike Derwanz.
- 2009 Interdisciplinary teaching and learning research project KLee: Competence acquisition through learning tasks - didactic perspectives. Funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture (MWK) in June 2009.
- 2007-2010 Research project mobile mediation and practice form. Development of artistic-educational projects as mobile workshops.
Projects, conferences & exhibitions
- 2018 Workshop series: Material Literacy in GHR 300; together with Heike Derwanz. Forum for exchange between university and school teaching in the field of textiles; focus: inclusion/diversity; University of Oldenburg. Funded by OLE+.
- 2012 Symposium: Interface Textile / Art / School. Forum for the exchange between university and school education in the field of textiles; focus: Sustainability, University of Oldenburg.
- 2009 Organisation of the symposium: Interface Textile / Art / School. Forum for the exchange between university and school education in the field of textiles; focus: youth cultures and fashions, at the University of Oldenburg.
- 2008 Conception and organisation of the international conference: ReSaVoir. Images in the field of tension between culture, politics and memory on 10 January 2009 at the University of Oldenburg. Funded by the Kunsthochschule Zürich, University of Bremen, University of Oldenburg and the Centre for Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Oldenburg.
- 2007 Artistic-scientific project: Participation, Intervention, Presentation. A co-operation between the BA degree programme in Material Culture: Textiles at the University of Oldenburg and the BA course in Design Education at Vechta University of Applied Sciences.
- 2004 Conception and organisation of the exhibition: Alltag im Kennedyviertel in Kennedystr. 12 from ß1.07.-15.07.2004. Supported by the European Union. European Social Fund, LOS - Local Capital for Social Purposes.
- 2003-1004 Collaboration in the conception and organisation of the third summer academy "Gender Memory. On the reproduction of memory, remembrance and gender in visual representations.
- 2001 Artistic intervention in public space: Matthias Krispin, Patricia Mühr / Werkstattfilm e. V.: Ruinierte Schwimmer. An audio-visual examination of the demolition of the municipal swimming pool at Berliner Platz.
- 2001 Intervention in public space: Matthias Krispin, Farschid Ali Zahedi, Patricia Mühr / Werkstattfilm e. V. "Images as memory - memory as images". An artistic realisation of the topic "Aryanisation in Oldenburg".
Management of artistic-educational projects (selection)
- 2024 Sit down and let's chat! A micro-project at the OBS Osternburg in Oldenburg.
- 2023 The theatre with queerness.A co-operation with IGS Kreyenbrück as part of a project week on the topic of ESD.
- 2023 Riesenalk: Where do you actually come from? An educational project with an eighth grade class from OBS Osternburg at the Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch Oldenburg.
- 2019 I am different - and so are you. An educational project with pupils from a third class at Hermann-Ehlers-Grundschule.
- 2019 Title page origami - folds to overturn. A multi-generational mediation project with young people and senior citizens (Coop. Caritas and Haus für Medienkunst Oldenburg).
- 2019 Head cinema: Everything only on my head ...? Mediation concept with a ninth grade class at the Osternburg secondary school.
- 2018 Dress*er - are you still dressing or are you already dressing? An educational project in co-operation with pupils from the IGS Flötenteich school.
- 2018 What makes you tick? An educational project with eighth-grade students from Schule am Bürgerbusch.
- 2018 Clothing never forgets. An educational project in co-operation with the inForum of the city of Oldenburg.
- 2017 "Who the F*CK is GENDER?!" Micro-project as part of the exhibition "Wild - Transgender and the Communities of Desire". In co-operation with the Edith-Russ-Haus for Media Art and the Schule am Bürgerbusch. 09 July - 13 July 2017.
- 2016 Pro(mode). I hear something you [don't] see! Development of a black light theatre by and with pupils of the Schule am Bürgerbusch.
- 2016 YouRtube. Do-it-yourself projects with pupils from Schule am Bürgerbusch in Oldenburg.
- 2016 Sound body