Research Interests and Expertise

Dr. Perkov examines the intersection of handmaking and technology in the 20th and 21st century. Her current book project Prototype Pastoral: Gender, Craft, and Technology, 1965-1980 considers a diverse array of artists, engineers, and craftspeople to tell a complex story of innovation and design. This project leverages feminist analysis and craft theory to reassert issues of labor and materiality in the history of technology. In addition to her scholarly writing, Kayleigh has maintained a curatorial practice as a distinct method of research. Her current exhibition project, “The Data at Hand” examines artists who use craft techniques to physicalize data related to earth and space.