Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty (Journal)

ISSN 20404417 , ONLINE ISSN 20404425

Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty (CSFB) engages analytically, critically and creatively with fashion and/or beauty. It aims to challenge issues such as a) the conflation of fashion and beauty, b) the exclusion of masculinities, people of colour, older adults, differentially abled individuals, and queer and transgender subjectivities in fashion and/or beauty discourse and c) the blurring of distinct fashion and/or beauty industries. The journal seeks to foster more diverse and inclusive ways of understanding the field and to propel fresh theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of fashion.

This title is indexed with Scopus and the Web of Science’s Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).

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Editors

Susan B. Kaiser
University of California, Davis, USA
sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu

Anneke Smelik
Radboud University, the Netherlands
anneke.smelik@ru.nl

Associate Editors

Satarupa Bhattacharya
Exhibition Reviews Editor, Delhi, India
satarupabhattacharya00@gmail.com

Denise N. Green
Cornell University, USA
dng22@cornell.edu

Michael Mamp
Louisiana State University, USA
mmamp@lsu.edu

Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University, USA
klrb@iastate.edu

Cheryl Roberts
Book Reviews Editor, University of the Arts London, UK
cheryl.roberts@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Annamari Vänskä
Aalto University, Finland
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi

Social Media Editor

Pachia Lucy Vang
University of California, Davis and Culture through Cloth, USA
plkvang@ucdavis.edu

Founding Editor

Efrat Tseëlon
University of Leeds, UK
e.tseelon@leeds.ac.uk

Notes for Contributors Download


Aims & Scope

Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty (CSFB) engages analytically, critically and creatively with fashion and/or beauty. At times lumped together conceptually into ‘the fashion-beauty complex’, this journal acknowledges the problems associated with collapsing these terms, such as: (a) the conflation of fashion and beauty, concepts which encompass varying degrees and types of agency, change and dynamism; (b) the implicit reinforcement of white hegemonic femininity (and hence, the exclusion of masculinities, people of colour, older adults, differentially abled individuals, and queer and transgender subjectivities); and (c) the blurring of distinct industries. At the same time, the body is the centrepiece of fashion and beauty alike – in cultural representation as well as in everyday life. CSFB seeks to foster more diverse and inclusive ways of understanding the embodiment of aesthetics and politics. It does so by dismantling hegemonic assumptions and propelling fresh theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of fashion and/or beauty.

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Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.

Peer Review Policy

All articles undergo initial editorial screening either by the journal's Editorial Team and/or incumbent Guest Editors. Articles then undergo a rigorous, anonymous, external peer review by two referees, following the guidance in Intellect's 'Peer review instructions'. Based on this feedback, the Editors will communicate a decision and revision suggestions to authors. To appeal an editorial decision, please contact the main Editor who will consider your case.

Ethical Guidelines

The journal follows the principles set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Read our Ethical Guidelines for more on the journal's standards.

Editors

Susan B. Kaiser
University of California, Davis, USA
sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu

Anneke Smelik
Radboud University, the Netherlands
anneke.smelik@ru.nl

Associate Editors

Satarupa Bhattacharya
Exhibition Reviews Editor, Delhi, India
satarupabhattacharya00@gmail.com

Denise N. Green
Cornell University, USA
dng22@cornell.edu

Michael Mamp
Louisiana State University, USA
mmamp@lsu.edu

Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University, USA
klrb@iastate.edu

Cheryl Roberts
Book Reviews Editor, University of the Arts London, UK
cheryl.roberts@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Annamari Vänskä
Aalto University, Finland
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi

Social Media Editor

Pachia Lucy Vang
University of California, Davis and Culture through Cloth, USA
plkvang@ucdavis.edu

Founding Editor

Efrat Tseëlon
University of Leeds, UK
e.tseelon@leeds.ac.uk

Editors

Susan B. Kaiser
University of California, Davis, USA
sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu

Anneke Smelik
Radboud University, the Netherlands
anneke.smelik@ru.nl

Associate Editors

Satarupa Bhattacharya
Exhibition Reviews Editor, Delhi, India
satarupabhattacharya00@gmail.com

Denise N. Green
Cornell University, USA
dng22@cornell.edu

Michael Mamp
Louisiana State University, USA
mmamp@lsu.edu

Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University, USA
klrb@iastate.edu

Cheryl Roberts
Book Reviews Editor, University of the Arts London, UK
cheryl.roberts@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Annamari Vänskä
Aalto University, Finland
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi

Social Media Editor

Pachia Lucy Vang
University of California, Davis and Culture through Cloth, USA
plkvang@ucdavis.edu

Founding Editor

Efrat Tseëlon
University of Leeds, UK
e.tseelon@leeds.ac.uk

Editors

Susan B. Kaiser
University of California, Davis, USA
sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu

Anneke Smelik
Radboud University, the Netherlands
anneke.smelik@ru.nl

Associate Editors

Satarupa Bhattacharya
Exhibition Reviews Editor, Delhi, India
satarupabhattacharya00@gmail.com

Denise N. Green
Cornell University, USA
dng22@cornell.edu

Michael Mamp
Louisiana State University, USA
mmamp@lsu.edu

Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University, USA
klrb@iastate.edu

Cheryl Roberts
Book Reviews Editor, University of the Arts London, UK
cheryl.roberts@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Annamari Vänskä
Aalto University, Finland
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi

Social Media Editor

Pachia Lucy Vang
University of California, Davis and Culture through Cloth, USA
plkvang@ucdavis.edu

Founding Editor

Efrat Tseëlon
University of Leeds, UK
e.tseelon@leeds.ac.uk

General Call for Papers Download


General Call for Papers 

The Field
Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty employs a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary theories and methods to understand: (a) how and why people appear as they do in everyday life and communicate with others in the process of doing so, (b) the materials and products they use to fashion their appearances and (c) the labour and conditions associated with the creation and distribution of the materials and products used to style, dress and fashion diverse bodies in everyday life. The journal invites critical and creative, disciplinary and interdisciplinary and international perspectives on studies of fashion and/or beauty – locating these within their larger cultural and theoretical contexts, and interrogating their ideological underpinnings. Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty favours contributions that combine theoretical and methodological rigour.

The Journal
The journal invites critical and creative, disciplinary and interdisciplinary, and international perspectives on studies of fashion and/or beauty. Authors are invited to locate these within their larger cultural and theoretical contexts, and interrogate their ideological underpinnings: for example, deconstructing limiting (e.g., binary-gendered, oppositional, racialized assumptive, aged-associative) ways of knowing.

We are especially interested in papers that offer fresh perspectives on age-old questions regarding structure and agency, for example:

  • how the body interfaces with aesthetic, cultural, economic, and social politics that become inextricably intertwined with issues of appearance, class, dis/ability, ethnicity, gender, generation/age, race, religion, sexuality, and other subject positions;
  • how individuals resist structurally institutionalized constraints and express their own subjectivities despite such constraints;
  • how individuals articulate agency through expressions of appearance style, using the materials (e.g., textiles, clothes, accessories, beauty products) at hand; 
  • how local communities negotiate identities through style in the global economy.

We are open to all innovative research in this field, and are especially interested in papers that offer fresh perspectives that challenge hegemonic and colonial discourses and structures that have historically limited understandings of fashion and beauty. We encourage submissions that foster representation from diverse age, class, cultural, ethnic, gender, geographic and sexual perspectives

Papers should be submitted online at https://www.intellectbooks.com/critical-studies-in-fashion-beauty. Prospective authors are welcome to contact the Editors in advance of submission (sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu and a.smelik@let.ru.nl). 

CSFB welcomes book reviews of between 1000–1200 words. Enquiries regarding Book Reviews should be sent to the Editors.

Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication.

 

 

Editors

Susan B. Kaiser
University of California, Davis, USA
sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu

Anneke Smelik
Radboud University, the Netherlands
anneke.smelik@ru.nl

Associate Editors

Satarupa Bhattacharya
Exhibition Reviews Editor, Delhi, India
satarupabhattacharya00@gmail.com

Denise N. Green
Cornell University, USA
dng22@cornell.edu

Michael Mamp
Louisiana State University, USA
mmamp@lsu.edu

Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University, USA
klrb@iastate.edu

Cheryl Roberts
Book Reviews Editor, University of the Arts London, UK
cheryl.roberts@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Annamari Vänskä
Aalto University, Finland
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi

Social Media Editor

Pachia Lucy Vang
University of California, Davis and Culture through Cloth, USA
plkvang@ucdavis.edu

Founding Editor

Efrat Tseëlon
University of Leeds, UK
e.tseelon@leeds.ac.uk

Editorial Board

Nazlı Alimen
Birmingham City University, UK

Oluwakemi Balogun
University of Oregon, USA

Jay McCauley Bowstead
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK

Daniëlle Bruggeman
ArtEZ University of the Arts, the Netherlands

Nina Cole
Stanford University, USA

Maxine Craig
University of California, Davis, USA

Jeannine Diego
Institute of Critical Studies, Mexico

Vanessa Gerrie
Massey University, New Zealand

Sarah Gilligan
Northumbria University, UK

Catherine Glover
Northumbria University, UK

Aida Hurtado
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Kimberly Jenkins
The Fashion and Race Database and Artis Solomon Consultancy, USA

Heike Jenß
Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA

Stacy L. Kamehiro
University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

Kyoko Koma
Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan

Petra Krpan
Zagreb University, Croatia

Giselinde Kuipers
University of Leuven, Belgium

Yoo Jin Kwon
Korean National Open University, Korea

Wessie Ling
London Metropolitan University, UK

Brent Luvaas
Drexel University, USA

Marie Riegels Melchior
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Christina Moon
Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA

Monica Titton
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria

Alessandra Vaccari
Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy

Sophie Woodward
University of Manchester, UK

Juanjuan Wu
University of Minnesota, USA

Advisory Board

Ben Barry
Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA

Hazel Clark
Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA

Jennifer Craik
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Joanne Entwistle
King’s College London, UK

Reina Lewis
London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK

Simona Segre Reinach
University of Bologna, Italy

Carol Tulloch
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, UK

Editors

Susan B. Kaiser
University of California, Davis, USA
sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu

Anneke Smelik
Radboud University, the Netherlands
anneke.smelik@ru.nl

Associate Editors

Satarupa Bhattacharya
Exhibition Reviews Editor, Delhi, India
satarupabhattacharya00@gmail.com

Denise N. Green
Cornell University, USA
dng22@cornell.edu

Michael Mamp
Louisiana State University, USA
mmamp@lsu.edu

Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University, USA
klrb@iastate.edu

Cheryl Roberts
Book Reviews Editor, University of the Arts London, UK
cheryl.roberts@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Annamari Vänskä
Aalto University, Finland
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi

Social Media Editor

Pachia Lucy Vang
University of California, Davis and Culture through Cloth, USA
plkvang@ucdavis.edu

Founding Editor

Efrat Tseëlon
University of Leeds, UK
e.tseelon@leeds.ac.uk

 
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Web of Science: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Contents

  • Volume (14): Issue (1)
  • Cover date: 2023


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Editors

Susan B. Kaiser
University of California, Davis, USA
sbkaiser@ucdavis.edu

Anneke Smelik
Radboud University, the Netherlands
anneke.smelik@ru.nl

Associate Editors

Satarupa Bhattacharya
Exhibition Reviews Editor, Delhi, India
satarupabhattacharya00@gmail.com

Denise N. Green
Cornell University, USA
dng22@cornell.edu

Michael Mamp
Louisiana State University, USA
mmamp@lsu.edu

Kelly Reddy-Best
Iowa State University, USA
klrb@iastate.edu

Cheryl Roberts
Book Reviews Editor, University of the Arts London, UK
cheryl.roberts@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Annamari Vänskä
Aalto University, Finland
annamari.vanska@aalto.fi

Social Media Editor

Pachia Lucy Vang
University of California, Davis and Culture through Cloth, USA
plkvang@ucdavis.edu

Founding Editor

Efrat Tseëlon
University of Leeds, UK
e.tseelon@leeds.ac.uk

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