Perspectives on Fashion – Postgraduate Research Conference 2024
Postgraduate Research Conference 2024
20 September 2024
Brooks Building
Manchester Metropolitan University
Our postgraduate research students work on conceptual and applied research, and across various methodologies including practice-based research. They consider fashion in its broadest sense, from a material or digital object, to an expanded field of cultural activity over space and time, to a context for commercial activity, addressing topics such as ethics, diversity, identity, sustainability, digital innovation, supply chains, and consumption, with a focus on fashion as a force for good in society at large. The event will showcase a small selection of our postgraduate students’ work on a variety of fashion research themes.
Conference Schedule
Welcome
Dr Patsy Perry
Research and International Lead, Manchester Fashion Institute
Introduction & Chair
Dr Phoebe Apeagyei
Postgraduate Research Degrees Lead (Student Experience), Manchester Fashion Institute
Conference Opening
Dr Anna Bergvist
Doctoral College Faculty Head, Manchester Metropolitan University
Keynote Presentation
Anita Mitchell
Doctoral Candidate & Digital Strategic Lead, Manchester Fashion Institute
Reframing Fashion Education
Research Presentations
Sarah Collins
Identikit: Codesigning the football shirt. Practice-led Methodology
Sophie Scott
The Management of Pre-consumer Fabric Waste: A Pattern Cutting and Design exploration
Jacqueline Morris
Stitching with the body on Herefordshire’s commons
Catrin Cousins
Sustainable Product Development in the UK Fast Fashion Supply Chain: Exploring Solutions for a Sustainable Fashion Industry
Jayne Mechan
Artificial female bodies as an intervention for contemporary body knowledge in fashion product development
PGR Research at Manchester Fashion Institute
Dr Prabhuraj Venkatraman
Postgraduate Research Degrees Coordinator, Manchester Fashion Institute