Dr Julie Gork is Lecturer in the School of Fashion and Textiles. She is a fashion studies scholar whose research broadly explores bodies and society, with a focus on sensory knowledge, diversity and disability.
Julie is the co-founder of the SENSE: Research and Education Network for Sensory, Inclusive, and Critical Fashion Practices and is currently working on a book about fashion and the sensory knowledge of blindness. She has 7 years industry experience as a fashion trend forecaster and design coordinator.
Fashion theory, sensory knowledge, diverse bodies, disability, sociology
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