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http://design.umn.edu/fashionand/health/index.html 2012 SYMPOSIUM April 20-22, 2012 at the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA This symposium is the first of a series of events entitled "Fashion And … " connecting fashion with other themes of importance in today's world. The symposia of Fashion And… will examine the implications of fashion in today's world. Fashion is change and because it is change, fashion impacts nearly every aspect of our lives from the language we speak, the furniture we use, the homes we live in, the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat. For our inaugural event we focus on relationships between fashion and health. Fashion and health are symbiotic; each affects the other. Fashion can make us stand straighter and help prevent osteoporosis. Fashion can also damage our feet and our balance through a choice of shoes or it can exercise our leg muscles and improve our gait. Fashion can protect us from the harsh rays of the sun or monitor our health through embedded electronic sensors. Fashion is a visualization of how we choose to live our lives. The fashion choices we make affect our thoughts and feelings (emotionally, spiritually, physically). And if looks could kill, we'd all dress better. This symposium connects fashion to the topic of health. Through a series of scholarly presentations, panel discussions, design presentations, the symposium participants will explore, define, and document the interconnections between fashion and health. The symposium has an inclusive definition of the term "fashion". While fashion is often understood to center on apparel choices, fashion can be recognized as the current style or aesthetic choice in any design field. Proposals are welcome from divergent fields such as architecture, anthropology, cultural studies, history, interior design, graphic design, psychology, sociology, and women’s studies. This symposium will provide the opportunity for researchers and both graduate and undergraduate students to exchange research findings, innovative teaching strategies, and creative designs addressing the interrelationships of fashion and health. Symposium Participation: You are invited to participate in this symposium by submitting a written abstract or a design. The official conference language is English. Best submissions will be considered for inclusion in focused issues of journals including Fashion Practice: The Journal of Design, Creative Process and the Fashion Industry as well as for a book to be edited by Kim K. P. Johnson and Elizabeth Bye. All accepted abstract submissions will be published in the conference proceedings. Symposium formats will include poster sessions for design work, concurrent presentations [30 minutes], and plenary sessions [60 minutes]. Panel or collaborative presentations are encouraged. Topics may include (but are not limited to) the following: • Issues related to body image (cross cultural or cross historical) • Considerations of the diet industry and diet discourse and how they impact health • Considerations of health/disease and beauty/ugliness as it relates to body size • Connections between fashion and risky appearance management behaviors • Medical monitoring • Fashion and athletics • Historical views on dress and health • Views on healthy lifestyles and fashion • Fashion and mental health • Issues related to obesity and fashion • Fashion and protective apparel • Unhealthy consumption practices Symposium Co-Chairs: Kim K. P. Johnson Brad Hokanson Important dates: December 15, 2011: Abstracts due and received. January 30, 2012: Notice of acceptance April 1, 2012: Full materials due and received; this includes all written and visual materials in digital form. [Papers not received by this date will not be included in the proceedings.] April 20-22, 2012: Symposium June 15, 2012: Notice of acceptance for publication in conference book. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
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