SI WI YAH: SARTORIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA 04 -05TH MAY 2018 - LONDON
The Costume Institute of the African Diaspora’s first dress conference seeks to understand how Diaspora communities came to be visually represented or have developed the agency to represent themselves and establish their identities through clothing and adornment.
This conference brings together researchers from across the globe who are working within the field of African Diaspora studies. The work presented here will look at the myriad of different factors which have affected the way people of African heritage have represented themselves in the world.
Friday 4th May
Keynote Speakers:
Professor Carol Tulloch and Laduma Ngxokolo
Carol Tulloch is Professor of Dress, Diaspora and Transnationalism at the University of the Arts London, where she is based at Chelsea College of Arts and is a member of TrAIN. She is the Chelsea College of Arts/V&A Fellow in Black Visual and Material Culture at the V&A Museum. Her recent publications include The Birth of Cool: Style Narratives of the Africa Diaspora (2016), Syd Shelton: Rock Against Racism: (co-editor 2015), A Riot of Our Own: A Reflection on Agency (2014/2018), and her recent exhibitions include Jessica Ogden: Still (2017), The Flat Cloth Cap (2016), Syd Shelton: A Riot of Our Own (co-curator 2015-17).
Maxhosa By Laduma: A Journey Of An Entrepreneur - The Story Behind The Brand & Its Impact On The African Design Space
Laduma Ngxokolo is one of Africa’s finest creatives, an innovative fashion designer and cultural icon. He has created a global fashion brand - MAXHOSA BY LADUMA – that has captured the hearts of fashionistas across the world, where his designs have graced runways and been featured in numerous fashion editorials. Drawing inspiration from the traditions and arts of his native South African Xhosa culture, his design journey began in 2010 when he started looking into finding knitwear design solutions for Amakrwala (Xhosa initiates). As he is a descendant of the Mpondo clan it was his own experience of the traditional initiation ritual that led to the development of his striking and elegant knitwear collection.
Academics presenting papers on the following themes:
Culture & Spirituality
Self Representation & Resistance
Identity & Style.
Fee includes Hot African Caribbean lunch and drinks reception
Saturday 5th May
Choice of 3 Workshops:
- Defining the Diaspora
- Biography of the Headwrap
- The Yorùbá Blues - What can we learn from Yorùbá indigo-dyed textiles?
Standard Conference & workshop + bf: £65.00
Concession Conference & workshop + bf: £45.00
Conference only + bf:: £50.00
Standard Workshop only + bf:: £20
Concession Workshop only + bf: £15.00
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