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Globally Connected @ FIT: Cultural Appropriation in Fashion and Entertainment

November 6, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

Guests: Dr. Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Professor of Sociology Dr. Jung-Whan (Marc) de Jong, Associate Professor of Sociology In this talk […]

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Yuniya Kawamura Joins Editorial Boards of Two Peer-Reviewed Journals

February 7, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Faculty/Staff Home, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, has been invited to serve on the editorial board of two peer-reviewed journals: a Russian-English body […]

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Yuni Kawamura Appointed to Scientific Board of ‘Cultures, Fashion and Society’ Book Series

October 16, 2019 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, has been invited to serve on the scientific board of the book series Cultures, Fashion and […]

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Yuni Kawamura’s Book on Sneakers Translated into French

September 25, 2019 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

In late September, a French translation of Sneakers: Fashion, Gender, and Subculture by Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, was published by Les Presses Universitaires du […]

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Yuni Kawamura Gives Talks in Japan About Culture and Fashion

September 5, 2019 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, spoke at the forum titled “Creativity in the Top-End Markets: Louis Vuitton Moët-Hennessy’s Strategy and Cultural Interactions […]

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Yuniya Kawamura Appointed to Bloomsbury Fashion Central Advisory Board

April 1, 2019 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, has been appointed a member of the editorial advisory board for Bloomsbury Fashion Central, an online […]

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covers of Kawamura's two translations of her book The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion

Yuni Kawamura’s Book on Japan’s Influence on Paris Fashion Gets Chinese Translation

February 8, 2019 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

A book by Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion (Bloomsbury 2004) was recently translated into Chinese and published […]

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Yuni Kawamura Appointed to Editorial Board of ‘Fashion, Dress, and Visual Cultures’ Series

November 13, 2018 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, has been appointed an editorial board member of the new book series “Fashion, Dress, and Visual […]

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Yuni Kawamura Appointed to Book Series’ Advisory Board

September 27, 2018 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, has been appointed a scientific committee member of the advisory/editorial board for the book series “Culture […]

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Yuniya Kawamura Sources Sari Donations for Her Course on Non-Western Dress

April 25, 2018 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Yuniya (Yuni) Kawamura, Sociology, received sari donations as an ongoing educational resource from Border & Fall, a multidisciplinary creative agency […]

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