Acting Up and Showing Out: Activism through Dress

Sat, Jun 16 2018
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Grand Army Plaza

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How can clothing act as a tool for social justice and political self-expression? Kim Jenkins, lecturer at Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design will draw upon fashion history and theory to show the role that clothing and styling has played in guiding self-determination in the face of oppression as well as ingenuity when we are presented with limited resources

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Add to My Calendar 06/16/2018 07:00 am 06/16/2018 08:00 am America/New_York Acting Up and Showing Out: Activism through Dress <p>How can clothing act as a tool for social justice and political self-expression? <strong>Kim Jenkins</strong>, lecturer at Pratt Institute and Parsons School of Design will draw upon fashion history and theory to show the role that clothing and styling has played in guiding self-determination in the face of oppression as well as ingenuity when we are presented with limited resources</p> Brooklyn Public Library - Grand Army Plaza MM/DD/YYYY 60