Africa's Fashion Diaspora Symposium
Recorded sessions will be uploaded to our YouTube channel in the spring.
Friday, October 25, 2024
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre
Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center
The Museum at FIT's 32nd symposium, Africa's Fashion Diaspora, explroed key histories, networks, and industries led by Black designers who are actively shaping fashion culture. Scholars and designers illustrated the breadth and depth of diasporic fashion networks, from the African continent to South America and the United States.
| Friday, October 25, 2024 | |
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| 10 am |
Welcoming Remarks, Dr. Joyce F. Brown, President of FIT |
| 10:05 am |
Introduction, Dr. Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator of The Museum at FIT |
| 10:15 am |
Elizabeth Way, "Africa's Fashion Diaspora" |
| 10:45 am |
Joelle Firzli, "The Ivorian Cultural Renaissance: A History of Fashion from the 1960s to Today" |
| 11:15 am |
Q&A with the audience |
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10 minute break |
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| 11:30 am |
Dr. Christine Checinska, "Hylan Booker: The First Black Couturier in Europe" |
| Noon |
Dr. Christopher L. Richards, "Ghanaian Fashion: Histories and Futures" |
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12:30 pm |
Q&A with the audience |
| 12:45 – 2:15 pm |
Lunch |
| 2:15 pm |
Lia Samantha Lozano in conversation with Dr. Tamara J. Walker, "Diasporic Design in Colombia" |
| 2:45 pm |
Teleica Kirkland, "Callaloo People: Caribbean Heritage, Innovation, and Design" |
| 3:15 |
Q&A with the audience |
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10 minute break |
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| 3:30 pm |
Dr. Jonathan Michael Square, "Cross Stitchings: Fashion, Textile Art, and Black Feminism Between the U.S. and Brazil" |
| 4:00 pm |
Tremaine Emory in conversation with Dr. Pamela Newkirk, "American Histories Through Fashion" |
| 4:30 pm |
Q&A with the audience |
The Africa's Fashion Diaspora Symposium has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. Additional support was provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
