Group lead Dr Benjamin Wild has esatablished a new fashion-based book series from Manchester University Press, Fashioning Change: Culture, Enviornment, Society. The series aims to deepen our understanding of the significance of fashion by examining its far-reaching impact on our lives and…
On Friday 9 January, members of the Research Group joined colleagues from Loughborough University, Northumbria University, Goldsmiths, and the University of the Arts London for a research seminar at the London College of Fashion, focused on sharing and discussing work…
The Call for Submissions for the next issue of Fashion Highlight Journal is now live. Guest edited by Group lead Dr Benjamin Wild and Dr Natalia Berger (InHolland University of Applied Sciences), the issue asks: Does Fashion Need a New…
Earlier this week, Group members visited Manchester Art Gallery colleagues, Kate Day and curators Miles Lambert and Rosie Gnatiuk. We had a rich and wide-ranging discussion about shared research interests and future possibilities. We were also treated to a sneak…
On 7 March between 1600 and 1900, PhD researcher and Group member LOKesh Ghai is hosting an international premiere of his film, The Last Shoemakers of Doon Valley, in the SODA cinema on the Manchester Metropolitan University campus. The film…
The F/fashion Narratives Research Group is working with colleagues within Manchester Fashion Institute to establish a COST Action, Narratives Networks. A COST Action is a European-based research network that seeks to strengthen Europe’s capacity to address scientific, technological and societal challenges. COST Actions…
Between 13 and 14 February, Group lead Dr Benjamin Wild will be participating in Prosperity Fashion conference at Università degli Studi di Firenze, hosted by Fashion Highlight Journal. The conference seeks to adapt prosperity and prosperity thinking, which is conceived as a resource…
On 4 December 2024 Group member Dr Gaby Harris and Dr Felice McDowell (London College of Fashion) convened The ‘Ordinary Girl’ Symposium. This Symposium brought together scholars to explore an important yet often underlooked facet of Girlhood, that is to…