FACTUM 27 Conference

FACTUM 27  Conference: Fashion communication in the digital age is a major international academic conference dedicated to advancing theoretical and empirical interdisciplinary research on the ways in which diverse communication practices shape the fashion industry, as well as fashion-related social practices and value systems. The conference particularly welcomes scholarly contributions addressing media in its broadest sense, sustainability, fashion brands, and visual and textual modes of communication. FACTUM provides an intellectual forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge research that examines both established practices and emerging digital developments within the fashion and luxury sectors, with a focus on their implications for consumers and wider societal dynamics. 

The major topics of interest focus on communication aspects in the Fashion domain. They include but are not limited to: 

Romana Ando’ – The Sapienza University of Rome, Italy Sandra Biondo – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France Cristina Broega – University of Minho, Portugal Simonetta Buffo – Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Ludovica Carini – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Barbara Castillo – University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT), Spain Gianluigi Di Giangirolamo – University of Bologna, Italy Rocio Elizaga – ISEM Fashion Business School – University of Navarra, Spain Alessia Grassi – University of Leeds, UK Michelle Grillo – eCampus University, Italy Sigita Kamašauskė – Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania Olga Karamalak – National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia Chung-Wha (Chloe) Ki – Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Ethan Lascity – Southern Methodist University, USA Marie Ledendal – Lund University, Sweden Vittorio Linfante – Università di Bologna, Italy Silvia Mazzucotelli Salice – Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Modacult, Italy Tekila Harley Nobile – USI – Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerlan Eleonora Noia – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Alice Noris – Glion Institute of Higher Education, Switzerland Michela Ornati – University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland – SUPSI, Switzerland Marco Pedroni – University of Ferrara, Italy Flavia Piancazzo – Università di Bologna, Italy Greta Rizzi – Design Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Mercedes Rodriguez – Centro Superior de Diseño y Moda de Madrid – CSDMM, Spain Magdalena Petersson McIntyre – Lund University, Sweden Teresa Sadaba – ISEM Fashion Business School – University of Navarra, Spain Katharina Sand – Parsons Paris, The New School, France Patricia Sanmiguel – ISEM Fashion Business School – University of Navarra, Spain Priyanka Srivastava – Amity School of Fashion Technology, Amity University Mumbai, India Marta Torregrosa – ISEM Fashion Business School – University of Navarra, Spain Angelica Vandi – Design Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Michele Varini – Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, Italy Paula von Wachenfeldt – Stockholm University, Sweden