The Dress and Body Association (Web)

Time: 05.-06.11.2022
Venue: virtual space, via Bloomington
Proposals by: 01.08.2022

Dress studies is an interdisciplinary field that intersects with many others, including (but definitely not limited to) area studies, gender and sexuality, sociology, art history, media studies, theater, philosophy, design, fashion studies, and anthropology.

The organizers welcome presentations about any aspect of dress and/or the body that are drawn from ongoing research, teaching, artistic, and/or activist ventures, however this year we are asking presenters to use a little of their time to reflect on their engagement with dress studies.

If you’re new to this field …

• What questions do you have?
• How did you first encounter dress studies?
• How is dress and/or the body viewed within your discipline?
• What/how can your discipline contribute to scholarship on dress and/or the body?

If you’re not new to dress studies …

• How did you first get involved?
• Is there anything you wish you had known earlier?
• What have been some of the key texts/theories/methods for you How have they guided/influenced your work?
• Where would you locate the untapped potentials/opportunities of dress studies as an inherently interdisciplinary field of study?

Submissions will be accepted from any discipline as long as the topic relates to this broad theme. Both beginning and advanced scholars are welcome. Abstracts should be 200-300 words. Presenters do not need to submit a paper before the conference, but should plan to speak for up to 30 minutes with time for discussion at the end of each panel. Read more and source … (Web)