Organised by University of The Arts London (UAL)
This two-hour webinar will examine the ways fashion, identity and culture are interrelated.
This webinar, led by Dr Paul Bench, will help you to explore the way we understand and express our identities through fashion, the spaces we occupy and the communities we belong to.
We will explore how to direct a sensitive approach to different identity groups in relation to current discourse on gender, sexuality and race. The session will elaborate on the way fashion functions, making it useful to anyone involved in the development and marketing of consumer products, especially those related to fashion and popular culture.
Who should attend this session?
This webinar is aimed at anyone interested in contemporary debates about identity and fashion. It will be helpful for designers and other creatives because it outlines ways of understanding how and why people dress, behave and represent themselves in particular ways.
It is an excellent fit for individuals who are new to the creative sector or who aspire to work in it, and for students of fashion and creative arts who want to ground their practice in solid cultural understanding.
Outcomes
After this session you will:
• Be better able to understand how fashion relates to identity.
• Gain a deeper understanding of the way contemporary identities and fashion relate to historical developments.
• Think more clearly about how multiple identities form, intersect and relate to fashion.
• Understand the ways fashion is bound up in concepts of individual and group identities.
• Have a fresh perspective on the identities and fashion pertinent to yourself and others.
• Have historical knowledge of key examples that illustrate fashion’s links to identity.
• Understand the way gender has been important and understood in western fashion discourse.
• Be able to confidently engage in contemporary discussion about fashion and identity, for example in debates about cultural appropriation.
Each webinar will feature:
• Expert knowledge from industry professionals
• Opportunities to meet other like-minded creatives
• A chance to join the conversation with a live Q&A
Our webinar sessions are aimed for anyone looking to upskill and develop their professional practices. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion
For enquiries please email ualshortcourses@arts.ac.uk
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