CFP - New Normal Conference - Deadline May 20, 2020

Dear colleagues,

We invite you to take part in the conference held in an unusual situation, when the whole world is experiencing the height or the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world we got used to suddenly disappeared, and the new, uncertain, totally unknown world began, where new words, new practices, new experiences and completely new meanings emerged. Self-isolation and social distancing gave birth to new habits and rituals, our bodies move differently, our wardrobes changed, masks, having become part of everyday life, instantly turned into a fashionable statement and claim to retain this function.

We invite you to gather and discuss the situation, to share first-hand ‘field observations’, to compare different isolation experiences, and to outline potential directions in the research of the ‘new norm’.

As we are just beginning to collect information, register cases and draw preliminary conclusions, we suggest you sharing these findings and observations (‘work in progress’) in 10-minute presentations.

The marathon-conference will take place on the 10th June 2020 via Zoom platform.

The working language of the conference is English.

Please send your applications (150 words maximum) till 20 May 2020 to the e-mail: liudmila.aliabieva@gmail.com

Keep safe and take care!

Warmest wishes,

Liudmila Aliabieva,

Editor-in-chief of Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture