Daniel Drak
@danieldrak
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Canadian in NYC | Assistant Prof of Strategic Design & Fashion Communication @ParsonsDesign @SDSParsons | Queering Futures | He/Him | 🌈
Toronto
Joined March 2009
I am SO excited & SO proud that the article @DrBenBarry and I worked SO hard on got published in Fashion Theory! It’s my first published article ever and I am so grateful it was on a project that is so meaningful to us & how we can use fashion/design to resist right-wing populism
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"We’ve been conditioned to purchase something, wear it, throw it out." @danieldrak, Assistant Professor of Strategic Design & Fashion Communication spoke with @globeandmail about Canada's rental clothing market. #facultynews
https://t.co/oROwo65EqZ
theglobeandmail.com
Clothing rental has become more mainstream over the last decade with the rise of the sharing economy, but the pandemic wasn’t kind to these types of retailers
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Now THIS is something 🤩 can’t wait to talk about this in class today
Instead of “going public,” you could say we’re “going purpose.” Instead of extracting value from nature and transforming it into wealth for investors, we’ll use the wealth Patagonia creates to protect the source of all wealth. Read Yvon's letter at
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This will be fun! Excited to share some of my research in progress at the intersection of fashion, gaming and queerness today at 5pmBST/12pmEDT ☺️ 👇👇👇
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Fired up about #RoeVsWade decision? If you are in Canada you can write to your local provincial or territorial politician urging them to sustainably invest in reproductive health including increased access to abortion. #AbortionIsHealthcare Illustration by @liberaljanee
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Submissions for Fashion Studies Volume 5 are now open! Please visit the Fashion Studies website for more information. Link in bio! #OpenAccess #OpenAccessJournal #OpenAccessFashion #FashionStudies #FashionResearch #FashionJournal #FashionHistory #CreativeFashion #OA
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As a PhD student, my supervisor never answered my emails. Then I became a PhD supervisor and realised why A thread🧵 of my mistakes and how to avoid them #phdchat #AcademicTwitter
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.@parsonsdesign @TheNewSchool invites candidates for the position of Assistant (tenure-track) or Associate (tenurable) Professor of Strategic Design + Management in the School of Design Strategies. Spread the word & consider applying to join our faculty! https://t.co/vZNal2uYkn
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My new couch was worth every penny because now my zoom calls have this ideal background:
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Tomorrow at 12pm EST we're celebrating my new book with @jenvandermeer, @maxinebedat, @seshvee, & @asheen - join us to discuss & debate the future of sustainability in business in the era of climate crisis! RSVP: https://t.co/MQkKvrzb9A
@parsonsdesign @SDSParsons @TheNewSchool
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Join us online next Friday 09/24 for the book launch for faculty Raz @Godelnik’s "Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in the Era of Climate Crisis - A Strategic Design Approach.” In conversation with @jenvandermeer @maxinebedat @seshvee @asheen Register: https://t.co/TaI3PwEAJi
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We're celebrating my new book at an online event at @TheNewSchool. Join me, @jenvandermeer, @maxinebedat, @seshvee, & @asheen to discuss the future of sustainability in business in the era of climate crisis! 9/24, 12pm EST. RSVP: https://t.co/MQkKvrzb9A
@parsonsdesign @SDSParsons
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I know I live in a great building because all of the building dogs (there are 4) are named after food. We've got Apple, Olive, Pepper & Loaf. This is the community I need to be a part of! 🐶🍎🍟🐶🍞🍑🐶
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Controversial opinion, but I think an automatic A+ should be given to the student who discovered the air conditioning units (plural!) in our classroom. That simple act will benefit us all *tremendously*. #AcademicTwitter
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I'm definitely a bit nervous to return to in-person teaching, but I am SO excited that it gets to mean I can cause some fun havoc by utilizing absolutely vital classroom supplies
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I am surprised and grateful at how many stores in NYC let you bring your dog in with you! I mean, if we’re buying a couch it *needs* Apple’s seal of approval, like so:
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Can't wait to talk to my @parsonsdesign students about Strategic Design in pop culture, like @KaceyMusgraves coining SAD GIRL FALL, and releasing an album/movie/stick-on crystal tears all at once. *Chef's Kiss* Perfection.
incoming: SAD GIRL FALL 💧stick-on tears + pretty handkerchiefs to really take it to a ridiculous level. available in the box sets. https://t.co/J5i7YekMXi
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Trying to lock down an NYC apartment from Canada with massive pandemic hurdles is... interesting 😅
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Is it imposter syndrome or is it white supremacy? Is it imposter syndrome or is it misogyny? Shifting the locus of blame from myself to the structure has put lots into perspective for me.
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An entire nation stands with those at the London, ON vigil tonight. We stand united against Islamophobia. We stand united against racism. We stand united against anti-Muslim hate. We stand united with a grieving 9-year-old boy. Tonight & forever, we stand with #OurLondonFamily.
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