China Africa Fashion Power
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European Research Council’s Consolidator’s Grant Project.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joined June 2023
Our member, Dr. Tommy Tse’s recent publication on “limbo wardrobes”.
📣New Pub! Pls share: What do forgotten clothes say about us & fashion’s future? In #EJCS, we explore 21 HK men’s “limbo wardrobes” to rethink waste, value & fashion competence.🍀What if sustainability not begins with buying less, but knowing what we keep? https://t.co/ibGs5F6hlP
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A special thank you to all the wonderful speakers and attendees of our Global Africa seminar events both offline and online this semester. Have a great summer everyone and see you all again in the next! #GlobalAfrica #UvA #ERC
✨ That’s a wrap on our #ASCA #GlobalAfrica book salon w/ Dr. Andrea Pollio’s “Silicon Elsewhere” & Dr. Maria Repnikova’s “China’s Image-Making in Africa”, moderated by Dr. Carwyn Morris. We ended with Hangfeng Chen’s film “I Swam to Africa in My Dream”. #ERC #UvA @CAFPower_ERC
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📢 Upcoming ASCA Global Africa Seminar @ Rm0.16, BG1, Univ of Amsterdam. Join us on 20 June | 15:00 – 16:30 CEST. Speakers: Dr. Andrea Pollio (Turin) & Dr. Maria Repnikova (GSU). Moderated by Dr. Carwyn Morris Zoom link: https://t.co/mhO1X3mt1m Details: https://t.co/CvOP22cau3
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In #UvA #ASCA #GlobalAfrica 3rd seminar, Dr. Seyram Avle (UMass Amherst) & Dr. Wei Wang’s (UvA) talks explored the complex Afro-Sino technological entanglements, urging a critical reassessment of dominant tech narratives & their implications for global futures #ERC @CAFPower_ERC
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The 3rd #ASCA #GlobalAfrica seminar “Afro-Sino Tech Futures” will be held on 11 Apr 2025 (3 - 4:30pm, CEST). Seyram Avle (UMass Amherst) & Jupiter Wei Wang (UvA) will present in person. You can also join us on Zoom. Drinks & snacks @ the networking session - cya! @CAFPower_ERC
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The 2nd #ASCA #GlobalAfrica seminar “Global Africa/Global China” will be held on 28 Mar (3 - 4:30pm, CET). Miriam Driessen (Oxford) & Nicholas Loubere (Lund) will come to Ams in person! You can also join us on Zoom. Drinks & snacks @ the networking session - see you there! #ERC
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🌟Join our 1st #ASCA #GlobalAfrica seminar (onsite) event this year: “Building Futures, Shaping Resistance: Nairobi in Focus”! Speakers: Elisa Tamburo (Harvard/Oxford) & Fairuzah Atchulo (UvA) Fri, 14 Feb 2025 (3-4:30pm CET) @ Rm D1.18A, OMHP 4-6, 1012 CN Ams #ERC @CAFPower_ERC
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*Rapture & Continuity* (2021 vs 2024) During Covid-19, everyone in Yiwu was so desperate to catch up with e-commerce fearing an indeterminate border closure. Now Yiwu seems to be back to the good old days-but for how long? #CAFP #followourjourney #ethnography #Yiwu #China
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Our member, Dr. Tommy Tse’s recent publication on data colonialism.
Is China a data coloniser? This new paper dives into the fashion world of Kenyan consumers to explore how China's cultural & economic power flows thru Chinese-owned e-commerce platforms. Pls share far & wide! https://t.co/KtOWD9HsAK
#Platform&CulturalProduction #UvAMediaStudies
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So proud of our great @CAFPower_ERC team for putting this photographic exhibition together at the Nairobi Gallery! Photos by: Kibe Nduni #RFS #待发货 #ReadyForShipment #27Sep-30Nov2024 #NairobiGallery #NationalMuseumOfKenya
#VisualArchive #UniversityOfAmsterdam #UvAMediaStudies
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Coming to the “center” of our research for genuinely open and meaningful dialogues. We had 70 offline participants & 140+ online registrants for all 5 panels! We’ll always remember this beautiful journey to Africa. #ERC @CAFPower_ERC #NairobiWorkshop #FashionBeauty&MultipleSouths
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Choose your interested panel(s), register, and see you online (or in real) next Thu! *Fashion, Beauty & Creativity Unbound: China, Africa and the Multiple Souths: International Workshop* Time: Thu, 26 Sep, 2024 9:30 - 17:30 (EAT) 8:30 - 16:30 (CEST) https://t.co/905mUAeD0o
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The full e-programme is available now, see: https://t.co/905mUAeD0o Check out the panel(s) you’re interested in, register, and see you on Zoom (or even in person in Nairobi) next Thursday!
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Key themes: 1. De-centering creativity 2. Global Africa as method 3. Fashion supply chains 4. Creative resilience 5. Web3 6. AI and creative labour 7. Fast fashion 8. Brands, labels, and authenticity...
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The China Africa Fashion Power Project delightfully invites your attendance to our exhibition in Nairobi!!! Date & Time: 26 Sept- 30 Nov 2024, Mon-Sun (08:30-17:30 EAT) Venue: Nairobi Gallery, Kenya. #CAFPower_ERC #ReadyForShipment #Fashion #Africa #followourjourney
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The China Africa Fashion Power Project cordially invites you to our first International workshop in Nairobi, Kenya (26 Sep 9:30-17:30 EAT) Registration after 1 September 2024 for online and off-line attendance: Use QR code below #CAFP #fashion #Kenya #workshop #followourjourney
PLS SHARE 🇰🇪🌟💃🏼 Can’t wait to see you in Nairobi in a month’s time! Register after 1 Sep. Programme details & Zoom link will be sent later. @CAFPower_ERC Fashion, Beauty & Creativity Unbound: China, Africa and the Multiple Souths: International Workshop (26 Sep 9:30 - 17:30 EAT)
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And it's a wrap on three-days of workshopping Asia-Africa connections in a changing world order, with great papers across disciplines from @MariaRepnikova, @stadenesque, @iamtommiii, Renu Modi, Liang Xu, Karen Harris, Yu-Shan Wu, Suweon Kim, and many others!
And Liang Xu brings day 2 of our workshop to its conclusion with a great paper on Chinese migration and African industrialization.
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Great memories with my team sharing our @CAFPower_ERC research progress in this major global academic event for Asian (Studies) Scholars #IIAS #ICAS13Surabaya #Indonesia #Surabaya #AsianScholars #ConferenceFestivals #TheWigStoreExhibition #ERC #UvAMediaStudies #ASCA #July2024
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Coming back to Guangzhou this summer brings a whole new experience to me. The weather is hot, and the Africans are back. Along our way to the different trading sites, we open all our senses to remap the contours of everyday fashion. Photos: Faye @CAFPower_ERC #FollowOurJourney
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