5th 'D-Generades. Moda, raça i poder' Conference
5 November 2026 · 10:00
Disseny Hub Barcelona, el Parc i la Llacuna del Poblenou, Sant Martí
D-Generades. Moda, raça i poder offers a critical look at the relationship between fashion, identity and inequality. How does the way we dress influence the construction of racial and cultural categories? Who decides what is acceptable, modern or legitimate? Drawing on cases ranging from the stigmatisation of Afro-descendant hair to debates on cultural appropriation and the wearing of the Islamic veil, the conference invites reflection on the role of fashion as a tool of power, but also of resistance and self-affirmation. With a contemporary and interdisciplinary perspective, the fifth D-Generades conference brings together researchers, writers, fashion experts and representatives of the cultural world to analyse how dress reflects and transforms the social, cultural and political relationships of our time. With the participation of leading figures such as Mònica L. Miller (Columbia University), Najat El Hachmi, Sílvia Rosés, Laura Zambrini, Uhjeen Lee and Mercedes Porras Soto, among others, the conference is an essential space for debate to understand fashion beyond aesthetics: as a cultural practice loaded with meaning, memory and power. An open invitation to rethink what it…
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 2 November 2026