A Grassroots Initiative Promoting and Celebrating Works by and about Comms Women and Women's diversity
This is a blog for the Comms women initiative, which will feature blog posts about anything related to comms women. The blogs will be written either by Martina, the initiative initiator and leader or by the contributors themselves. Blogs can be about research done by women who work in communications departments generally and individuals of…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Emma Tanner, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on Wartime and Fashion by Daria Yu. Ermilova and colleagues. During today’s fast-paced fashion industry, it’s crucial to reflect on how historical contexts, such as World War II,…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Emma Tanner, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on the public fashioning of celebrities by Jo Littler published by Taylor and Francis. In the realm of celebrity culture, the intersection of fame and philanthropy has evolved…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Maryanna Mays, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on organized labour and occupational safety in fashion during WWI by Stephen R. Patnode and Nan Turner During World War II, the workforce took a dramatic turn after…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Emma Tanner, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article by Georg Simmel on fashion. In an insightful article published in The American Journal of Sociology, sociologist Georg Simmel delves into the intricate dynamics of fashion, providing a…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Sasha Hull, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on costume history and fashion theory by Jennifer Harris, published by Bulletin of the John Rylands Library “Costume History and Fashion Theory: Never the Twain Shall Meet?” by…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Jamie Ryan, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on fashion and history by Svenja Bethke and Nathalie Keigel, published by the International Journal of Fashion Studies. In 1989, my twelve-year-old self decided on hats. A sequined…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Chloe Wade, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on the timeless influence of history in fashion by Sukriye Yuksel, published by Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences. Fashion has always been a big part of human…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Kaitlyn Dinwiddie, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on the object of fashion by Giorgio Riello, published by the Journal of Aesthetics and Culture. When you think of “fashion”, what pops into your head? Do you…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Olivia Taylor, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on fashion dissemination by Phyllis Tortora published by Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. In a 2014 article published in the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and…
In a new blog post on the CommsWomen platform, Palmer McColl, a student at the University of Alabama, College of Communication and Information Sciences, analyses an article on on evolving relationship between fashion and time by Judith Attfield, published by Textile History. The article “Is Fashion History?” by Judith Attfield explores the evolving relationship…