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Design Culture News

Relevant news for Design Culture research group

Feminist Border Crossings

Feminist Border Crossings seminar explored the significance of design in contemporary societies from feminist perspectives.

An article about the half-day seminar organized at Aalto University to celebrate the launch of the Design Culture Studies Research Group and the 20th anniversary of Hilma, a network of ten gender studies units in Finland.

In Finnish https://www.aalto.fi/fi/uutiset/feminist-border-crossings-seminaarissa-tarkasteltiin-muotoilun-merkitysta-nyky-yhteiskunnassa

In English https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/feminist-border-crossings-seminar-explored-the-significance-of-design-in-contemporary-societies-from

Visiting Lecture "Women's Wisdom: Re-Framing the Study of Design and Fashion" by Professor Hazel Clark from Parsons School of Design, New School, New York 11.10.2024 at Aalto University's Seminar Feminist Border Crossings.

The lecture of Professor Hazel Clark on Aalto University's YouTube channel

In media

“Do you buy fashion from online stores? Customer data leaks to third parties, new study shows”.

A newspaper article on the publication “Fair Data is the New Black” by Annamari Vänskä, Natalia Särmäkari and colleagues, Sunnuntaisuomalainen, 2 October (in Finnish).

Article in Sunnuntaisuomalainen

Your taste is not yours. In datafied world, gathering data has become so precise that it is no longer possible to talk about an individual's taste in the sense that was previously thought.

Annamari Vänskä's interview about taste and algorithms in the daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish).

Article in Helsingin Sanomat

Annamari Vänskä & Olga Gurova: Fashion Scandals publication cover — Understanding Fashion Scandals: Social Media, Identity, and Globalization (2023)

Understanding Fashion Scandals (2023) by Annamari Vänskä and Olga Gurova

Svenska YLE

“Vi är moralpoliser som styr med våra likes och pengar: Så uppstår en modeskandal”, an article about the book Understanding Fashion Scandals by Annamari Vänskä and Olga Gurova.

https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10064191.

Kulturnytt

“Modevärlden är centrum för skandaler som handlar om vår egen moral”. Kulturnytt on the book Understanding Fashion Scandals by Annamari Vänskä and Olga Gurova.

https://arenan.yle.fi/poddar/1-71945558

Podcast

“P Diddys 1000 flaskor babyolja och 784 dildon: Nu sitter rapparen häktad”, a podcast on fashion scandals inspired by the book Understanding Fashion Scandals by Annamari Vänskä and Olga Gurova.

https://arenan.yle.fi/poddar/1-71678452

OPEN CALL: Nordic Fashion, Printed Culture and Heritage Making

This summer, International Library of Fashion Research institutes a pilot researcher-in-residence program, with an aim to expand the knowledge around contemporary Nordic fashion cultures. As a stimulating meeting point and resource for fashion research in the Nordics, the researcher-in-residence program will be an important initiative to collect, archive and preserve printed matter from this region, including (but not limited to) magazines, photo books, catalogs, illustrations and other physical ephemera and documents, based on a multitude of Nordic fashion practitioners, collectors and institutions, to ultimately integrate this material as a significant specialization of our permanent collection – and cherish it for the future.

The researcher-in-residence pilot program will begin on August 1st 2024 and end on December 1st 2024. A stipend of 50,000 Norwegian kroner is allocated to the selected researcher. It’s fully possible to combine the program with other professional endeavors or studies. Occasional visits to International Library of Fashion Research’s collection and study space in Oslo will be arranged, and it’s not mandatory to be physically present in Oslo during the entire course of the program. “Nordic Fashion, Printed Culture and Heritage Making” is supported by the Nordic Culture Fund.

To apply and read more:
https://fashionresearchlibrary.com/program/open-call-nordic-fashion-printed-culture-and-heritage-making

Namkyu Chun, a member of Design Culture research group, has been appointed to the advisory board of the pilot researcher-in-residence program for "Nordic Fashion, Printed Culture and Heritage Making" at the International Library of Fashion Research in Oslo, Norway.

Talks and discussions in September

Thursday 26th September Annamari Vänskä gives a talk on the lecture series Muodin huipulla at the Museum Milavida in Tampere. The title of her talk is “Aalto Fashion: Suomalaisen muodin edelläkävijä” (Aalto Fashion: The Forerunner of Finnish Fashion).

More information about the lecture series here (in Finnish)

Friday 13th September Annamari Vänskä gives a talk at the Joensuu Literary Event “Taste in Literature and in Other Arts”. The title of her talk is “Kuka päättää mistä tykkäät? Maku digitalisoituvassa kulttuurissa” (Who decides what you like? Taste in digitalizing culture).

More information and program here (in Finnish)

September 4th at Nide live: Fashion and Scandal in the Age of War and Woke. The book talk series Nide Live returns with a deep dive into the world of fashion and its many scandals – from marketing tools to existential crises. Authors and researchers Annamari Vänskä and Olga Gurova discuss their new book Understanding Fashion Scandals (Bloomsbury, 2024 ) that explores past fashion scandals, analyses recent controversies and brand responses, and shows a way forward towards a more just and inclusive fashion world. Nide (Fredrikinkatu 35) Free entry.

More information here