Social Science Bites is a podcast series worth bookmarking. Hosted by David Edmonds, the podcast series is a feast for the ears, and a nice break away from engaging with academic research through research articles alone. Here, you have academics sharing insights from their research, and in the process the research comes alive. There is …
Crossing Gender Boundaries: Fashion to Create, Disrupt and Transcend, edited by Andrew Reilly and Ben Barry, is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how constructions of gender connect to relationships with fashion and clothing. Crossing Gender Boundaries: Fashion to Create, Disrupt and Transcend, edited by Andrew Reilly and Ben Barry Description This volume …
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Redressing Weddings is a podcast series based on research from Ilya Parkins & Kenya Gutteridge. Redressing Weddings: Clothing and LGBTQ+ and Feminist Marriers “Redressing Weddings explores the complex and creative ways that queer, trans, and feminist folks think about, acquire, and experience wedding attire. We talk to thoughtful people about everything from suits and gowns …
How does the problem of representation for role-models amongst young women and girls shape their ambitions towards leadership? It is generally assumed that when people recognize themselves in the leaders they see, they will believe that these roles are for them too, and may then in turn seek to achieve it for themselves. But as …
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What role can representations through art play in busting myths that perpetuate racist stereotypes which flatten people’s everyday lived experiences? How can art be used as both an individual and collective tool to confront social exclusions? This paper takes a closer look in the context of Sweden, demonstrating just how meaningful art and collective actions …
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, …
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 …
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 …
When it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE), how can we better understand tensions between citizenship and safety? Find out in this open-access article.
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, …
