When
Tuesday 19 October 2021

Call for Papers / Call for Makers

Futurescan 5: Conscious Communities

7th – 8th September 2022

University of Leeds, UK

 

 

 

The challenges of recent years have brought about significant change to fashion and textiles education, research and industry practices. Environmental, societal, ethical, cultural and political change, technological and material innovations, decolonisation, diversity and inclusivity have proliferated thinking, making and production. In addition, the devaluing of creative subjects in schools, further education and higher education changes and funding cuts continue to impact. Industry requires and values skills from specialist fashion and textiles training, however, there is scope to increase visibility of the breadth of career opportunities for graduates. Evidencing the value of fashion and textiles education beyond the higher education sector and engaging wider society have become key agendas. Working collectively and collaboratively brings new opportunities for investigation surrounding fashion and textiles.

 

Futurescan 5: Conscious Communities, the next Association of Fashion & Textile Courses (FTC) conference invites submissions from established and early career researchers, postgraduates, practitioners, makers, designers and educators regarding completed projects or work in progress. The conference provides a forum for the dissemination of research, creative practice and pedagogy surrounding fashion and textiles. Submissions are encouraged that discuss, challenge and provoke debate in connection to one or more of the following themes:

 

ENVIRONMENTAL + RESILIENT COMMUNITIES

Disruption, climate emergency, sustainability, responses to the pandemic, health and wellbeing.

SOCIETAL + POLITICAL COMMUNITIES

Intersectionality, decolonisation, identity, morality, marginalisation, activism and social design.

CULTURAL + ETHICAL COMMUNITIES

Heritage, museums and archives, engagement, inclusivity, diversity and ethical production.

TECHNOLOGICAL + MATERIAL COMMUNITIES

Digital visions and innovations, immateriality versus materiality, handcraft, haptic and tactile.

COLLABORATIVE + PARTICIPATORY COMMUNITIES

Cooperation, co-creation, co-design, making spaces, interdisciplinarity or cross-disciplinary.

Submissions

Contributors can choose from the submission formats:

Full Paper:       20-minute conference presentation

Short Paper:    10-minute conference presentation

Poster:             Digital file

Exhibit:            Physical or digital examples of practice-based work

For all submissions please provide: 

  • Title
  • Abstract (maximum 250 words)
  • Keywords (5)
  • Theme(s)
  • Format – Full Paper, Short Paper, Poster or Exhibit
  • Author(s) and affiliation(s), option to include ORCID iD
  • Biography for each author (maximum 150 words each)

Poster submissions as single file upload:

  • A1 (84.1cm x 59.4 cm), landscape page orientation, PDF format (maximum 200MB)
  • Sufficient resolution (i.e. 300dpi) to be enlarged and viewed on digital devices
  • On the poster include title, author(s) and affiliations(s), text and images

 

Exhibit submissions should include:

  • Images of the work (5 images, 10MB each maximum)
  • Type of work – Image(s) (printed or digital), Artefact, Film, Performance
  • Preferred method of display – Wall-mounted, Free-standing, Digital image(s), Film, Printed image(s), Mannequin(s), Table top, Plinth
  • A4 (21cm x 29.7cm) PDF document (maximum 50MB) of additional information to include:
    • Number of pieces of work and dimensions (Height x Width x Depth in centimetres)
    • Options for display
    • Physical or digital kit required (i.e. mannequin, software, screen)
    • URL/link for larger work (i.e. film) - optional

Please note:

  • Exhibition space is limited, as with all submissions, exhibits will be peer reviewed, please provide as much information as possible
  • For physical exhibits, contributors will be required to install the day before the conference
  • We hope for an in-person conference, when submitting you will be asked about attending.

SUBMISSION UPLOAD: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/2668/submitter

Associated Journals

We are delighted to announce that articles formed from conference presentations can be submitted to the associated conference journals for consideration:

 

Manuscript submissions are before the conference – 31 June 2022

Manuscript submissions are after the conference – 15 November 2022

Articles for journal submission will be subject to journal peer review processes and must comply with the relevant journal publication guidelines.

 

FTC Post-Conference Publication

Selected papers, posters and exhibits will be made available online by the FTC after the conference. Submissions are required by 13 December 2022.

Full Paper:                   3000-5000 words

Short Paper:                1500-3000 words

Poster:                         PDF file

Exhibit:                        Overview of practice-based work, 500-1000 words and minimum 3 images

Key Dates

Call for Papers / Call for Makers issued                                  October 2021

Closing date for abstracts                                                       17 January 2022                                 

Acceptance and feedback                                                       18 April 2022

Journal article submission (optional)                                      31 June 2022

Virtual exhibit upload                                                             22 August 2022

Presentation upload                                                               1 September 2022

Physical exhibit onsite installation                                         6 September 2022

Futurescan 5 Conference                                                      7 – 8 September 2022

Journal article submission (optional)                                      15 November 2022

Post-conference publication submission (optional)               13 December 2022

 

Further Information

Email:              [email protected]

Website:          https://ftc-online.org.uk/conferences/

Twitter:           @FTCorg #futurescan5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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