‘Fashion Matters’ by Anneke Smelik. A Lecture Series on Sustainability, Posthumanism and New Materialism, Università Iuav di Venezia, 2nd–30th March 2022

Fashion Matters’ is a fascinating concept to think about the relevance of fashion and, at the same time, the vibrant substance which fashion is made of. This concept was the title of the lecture series delivered by Anneke Smelik, professor of Visual Culture at the Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands) as visiting researcher and professor IR.IDE at Università Iuav di Venezia, Department of Architecture and Arts in Spring 2022. The series explored the new paradigms of fashion cultures by connecting the interrelated issues of climate change, technology, and identity. Articulated in five encounters, it covered the topics of Fashion and Sustainability: setting the stage(2nd March); Anthropocene: Posthumanism and New Materialism (9th March); Posthuman Bodies and Identities(16thMarch); Wearable Technology and Bio-couture (23rd March); and A Posthuman Ethics of Care for Fashion (30th March).