Assemble-Your-Own-Reader



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A time capsule-in-progress,ⓘ the Online Fashion System(s) reader contains the interpretations, thoughts and questions that arose during discursive sessions held as part of the Online Fashion Systems module within the MA Critical Fashion Practices at ArtEZ University of the Arts. Acting somewhat like a screenshot, it captures a moment of collective thought and provides an opportunity to ponder and reflect. The collected essays are the outcome of the sessions, and emerge from this moment of pause. Each year, the module invites a new cohort of thinkers to share their insights and personal experiences of navigating the intersection between their digital environments and their evolving critical fashion praxis. Topics range from explorations of the self and the digital tools we use to ways of escaping algorithmic interference and discovering alternative online communities. Within the context of our contemporary continuous digital overload, the reader(s) offer a temporary anchor for ideas in progress.

As the study module grows,  so does its output. We therefore invite you to develop your own reader alongside it, and encourage you to compile your own (ever-expanding) collection; whether curated around a specific topic or point of interest, or based on random selections that pique your curiosity. By assembling these texts, you are cultivating a living collection that places seemingly separate voices in conversation and supports the ongoing evolution of your own.


 












Online Fashion System(s) is part of the Fashion & Digital Literacy module,
within the Critical Fashion Practices MA programme,
at ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Assembled & Hosted by Chinouk Filique De Miranda
Resources: Are.na, DFOS, Deliverables & Assessment
Online Fashion System(s) Reader: Order, Download