CCD23 Fashioning the Diaspora: Dress as a medium of cultural expression
Date
2023-11-15
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Birmingham City University
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Abstract
Dress has always been used to express who we are. The way we present ourselves, and how we are perceived by others, is to a large extent, created by the clothes we wear.
Description
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - Presentation
Davina Hawthorne, Sharon LLyod and Benita Odogwu- Atkinson where asked to be keynote speakers at the Birmingham City University conference - CCD23 Fashioning the Diaspora: We talked about the FACE X Horniman Hair: Untold Stories Online Exhibition -
FACE X Horniman – HAIR Untold Stories
Student Space: https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/face-x-horniman-student-space/
Academic Space: https://horniman.ac.uk/story/face-x-horniman-academic-space/
ABOUT THE EVENT - CONFERENCE
Dress as a medium of cultural expression Dress has always been used to express who we are. The way we present ourselves, and how we are perceived by others, is to a large extent, created by the clothes we wear. Clothing also reinforces our internal self-awareness, such that we create a persona that allows us to navigate our social and psychological milieu. It is little wonder then that our sense of group awareness is also underpinned by the clothes we wear. Whether professionally, socially, or culturally, we gain a sense of belonging by dressing in a similar way to those we relate to. On a cultural level, this belonging aspect has political and societal implications that are worth exploring in some detail, and it is this that will be the focus of this year’s conference
Keywords
dress, identity, belonging, diaspora, culture, fashion, expression
Citation
Hawthorne, D., LLyod, S. and Odogwu-Atkinson, B. (2023) CCD23 Fashioning the Diaspora: Dress as a medium of cultural expression. CCD23 Fashioning the Diaspora: Dress as a medium of cultural expression - Conference, Faculty of Art and Design, Birmingham City University - Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:00 - Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:00
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