CIAD

the Costume Institute of the African Diaspora

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Our friends @CIADuk are hosting their third biennial dress conference in London on 6 July!

'Sa Lapo Ki Nou Ladan (The Skin We’re In): Explorations into Skin Politics' investigates the relationship between skin and culture.

Find out more here: https://t.co/pVxNXVBNXI

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For more information about the conference please access our Instagram @ciaduk or our website https://t.co/g5W43KkSZh

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We’re looking for a tattoo artist or any academics that would be willing to participate in CIAD’s Third Biennial Dress Conference about Skin politics!!!

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Accepting applications for guest speakers on tattooing on black skin or any cultural practice around skin politics within the African Diaspora.
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While white get to be tanned whenever is convenient, because after all, being white and tan means beautiful and wealth.

#race #skin #dress #afro #africandiaspora #colourism #class #skinbleaching #politics #fashion

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Skin bleaching throughout the 20th century, directly intersected race, class and colourism. Based on the perpetrated idea that White is prettier, better and wealthier, many cosmetic companies started to develop creams that aimed to chemically change one’s skin to lighter

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Seasonal tanning embodied new forms of white privilege that weren’t common before. However it all leads to the same path, those who are not white through skin bleaching try to reach “closer” proximity to whiteness and white beauty standards.

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Deadline for submission is 22nd of December, 2023. Notification of the outcome will be advised via email by before/on 26th of January, 2024.

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Sa Lapo Ki Nou Ladan (The Skin We’re In): Explorations into Skin Politics

Please submit a 300-word abstract for the 3rd CIAD Biennial Dress Conference.

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Would you like to work with us? We are looking for a temporary project manager come and be part our team!

Interviews week commencing 2nd October 2023

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A huge misconception about Juneteenth is that it was the day or historical event that abolished slavery in the US. However, slavery was abolish through the 13th amendment that was passed in the senate on April 8th, 1864.

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19th of June, 1865 a day that changed the course of the life of millions of African-Americans. Juneteenth also known as Emancipation Day is a federal holiday in the United States that celebrates the oficial acknowledgement of the end of slavery in every American state.

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If you’re interested in learning more about African fashion, the African diaspora and its various cultural manifestations around the globe, please register for CIAD’s new course - African Diaspora Dress Cultures, available in our website https://t.co/bH9yeWeAj5

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Seychelles, a 115 islands archipelago located on the Indian Ocean close to the East coast of the African continent, is home to a vast cultural merge between Europe and Africa.

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consisting of a thin cotton fabric that differently from the classic version that was made for Europe’s weather, the modern adaption of the garment is more adequate to the humid and warm tropical weather of the islands.