Transforming Fashion Education: Ben Barry | New Directions in Fashion Research Symposium

In this video Ben Barry gives the talk "Transforming Fashion Education: Possibilities and Limits of Equity, Inclusion, and Decolonization" at the "New Directions in Fashion Research Symposium" held on April 5, 2024 in NYC. The symposium focused on new avenues of study in the interdisciplinary field of fashion. Scholars, curators, and collectors explored topics such as practice-based research, collecting practices, theories and methodologies, and the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in fashion education. Ben Barry, Dean, School of Fashion at Parsons School of Design, was named to the Vogue Business inaugural “100 Innovators” list in 2022. Barry is leading the Parsons fashion community to embed equity, inclusion, and justice in its curriculum and culture. His current research, funded by the Ford Foundation, explores how to redesign fashion education and the fashion industry to enable disabled designers to thrive. Stream the full symposium playlist here: Learn more: https://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/events/symposium/new-directions-in-fashion-research/index.php PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD VIDEOS WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION The Museum at FIT (MFIT) is the only museum dedicated exclusively to the art of fashion in New York City. #MuseumAtFIT #FashionCulture SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW US ONLINE! YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/TheMuseumatFIT/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheMuseumAtFIT INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/museumatfit/ FLICKR: https://www.flickr.com/photos/m