Book Launch of Cinematic Style
Join Dr Jess Berry and Associate Professor Nicolas McGuigan in conversation for the launch of Cinematic Style: Fashion, Architecture and Interior Design on Film. This book is the first to examine the intersection of fashion and spatial practices on screen ranging from silent film to the digital age. Focusing on how gender and sexual identity is conveyed through fashion and interior design the discussion will consider themes of masquerade, interiority and performativitiy.
Presenters
Dr Jess Berry is Senior Lecturer Design History and Theory, Monash University. Her interdisciplinary research considers relationships between fashion and spatial practices. Her most recent monograph is Cinematic Style: Fashion, Architecture and Interior Design on Film (Bloomsbury 2022). She also undertakes research that intersects gender and spatial equity in public space through her work with the Monash University XYX Lab.
Associate Professor Nicolas McGuigan is an award-winning educator who works as an innovator, instigator and disruptor to create future-oriented business education programs that focus on innovation, creativity and design thinking. He is Director of Equity, Diversity and Social Inclusion at Monash Business School.
This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2022, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
Photos from the event
Event Details
- Date:
- 25 March 2022 at 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Venue:
- Victorian Pride Centre
- Categories:
- Design
Description
Join Dr Jess Berry and Associate Professor Nicolas McGuigan in conversation for the launch of Cinematic Style: Fashion, Architecture and Interior Design on Film. This book is the first to examine the intersection of fashion and spatial practices on screen ranging from silent film to the digital age. Focusing on how gender and sexual identity is conveyed through fashion and interior design the discussion will consider themes of masquerade, interiority and performativitiy.
Presenters
Dr Jess Berry is Senior Lecturer Design History and Theory, Monash University. Her interdisciplinary research considers relationships between fashion and spatial practices. Her most recent monograph is Cinematic Style: Fashion, Architecture and Interior Design on Film (Bloomsbury 2022). She also undertakes research that intersects gender and spatial equity in public space through her work with the Monash University XYX Lab.
Associate Professor Nicolas McGuigan is an award-winning educator who works as an innovator, instigator and disruptor to create future-oriented business education programs that focus on innovation, creativity and design thinking. He is Director of Equity, Diversity and Social Inclusion at Monash Business School.
This event is part of Melbourne Design Week 2022, an initiative of the Victorian Government in collaboration with the NGV.
Photos from the event