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Renting clothes through COVID

Platforms and the pandemic: A case study of fashion rental platforms during COVID‐19 Peer-reviewed research by: Taylor Brydges, Lisa Heinze, Monique Retamal and Claudia E. Henninger Have you heard of the ‘platform economy’? Ever rented, or thought about renting, clothing through one? This article runs through some of the current challenges facing fashion rental platforms, …

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Imagining ‘Honour’ in Human Rights Communication

The Coloniality of Contemporary Human Rights Discourses on ‘Honour’ in and Around the United Nations Peer-reviewed research by: Hasret Cetinkaya When it comes to human rights, what does ‘honour’ mean, exactly? Where has that meaning come from? While the concept may bring certain ideas and imaginaries forward, Hasret Cetinkaya shows how they can stem from racist …

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Politics of patents

Politics of Patents (POP): Re-imagining citizenship via clothing inventions 1820-2020 is a powerful project that explores tensions related to clothing and citizenship. “We aim to bring to life, in archival research, stories and costumes, lesser-known and forgotten attempts by inventors to radically re-imagine or reinforce ideas around citizenship through clothes.” The POP team has made …

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On Racism in Soccer

Racist Stacking in Professional Soccer in Germany Peer-reviewed academic research by: Tina Nobis and Felicia Lazaridou That racism exists in sports is nothing new, there is loads of research evidencing racism in sport, from organizational structures to media representations exists. What is ‘racist stacking’ in sport, and how does it appear in professional soccer in …

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Garment worker views post-Rana Plaza

Paradigm shift or business as usual? Workers’ views on multi-stakeholder initiatives in Bangladesh Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Naila Kabeer, Lopita Huq, Dr Munshi Sulaiman 2023 will mark 10 years since the Rana Plaza building collapse, a disaster increasingly forgotten by consumer stakeholders in the Global North. Yet the scale and scope of Rana Plaza has …

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LGBT discrimination, harassment & violence

A quantitative comparative approach Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Sait Bayrakdar and Dr Andrew King When it comes to self-reported encounters with discrimination, harassment, and violence from 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals and communities, experiences vary. In this article, the authors show how different experiences for LGBT individuals track across three different countries (Germany, Portugal and the UK). Here, …

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Becoming a Mother During COVID-19

Adjustments in Performing Motherhood Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Clémence Jullien and Dr Roger Jeffery Motherhood comes with a constellation of social pressures that can impact wellbeing at the best of times, but during COVID-19? That’s a different game. What happens when women experience motherhood in ways that differ from what they had imagined? This research looks …

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On the rise of non-surgical cosmetic procedures 

Tweakments: Non-surgical beauty technologies and future directions for the sociology of the body Peer-reviewed research by: Dr Anna Dowrick and Dr Ruth Holliday While social pressures to conform to “beauty” standards can be felt throughout life, they can also be gendered and racialized. Where surgical procedures were once the main options for those looking to …

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