Designs for life – and all its adventures: our April Image-Maker in Residence is the research project Politics Of Patents, led by kat jungnickel, which looks at patents for innovative multi-function clothing, and the practical challenges they aimed to solve.

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“Can clothing inventions be read as acts of political resistance or subversion? How have clothing inventors attempted to change the world stitch by stitch?”

kat jungnickel Sociology, Goldsmiths leads Politics of Patents, our April Image-Maker in Residence.

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Central Rebecca Mordan Scary Little Girls Being Human Festival Great to have worked with so many amazing performers and Vote 100 Greenham Women Everywhere Sally Nicholls @sallynicholls.bsky.social and Dr Ailsa Grant Ferguson on previous collabs with Scary Little Girls - and now to be working with kat jungnickel & Politics Of Patents too! Tomorrow night, 7.15pm: eventbrite.co.uk/e/pockets-of-p…

Our short film “Women On The Move” has been shortlisted to appear at Kendal Mountain Festival Film Festival this year 🎉. Made by Adventure Syndicate with Aneela McKenna it’s all about POP’s research into women’s sporting histories. It’s on 17 & 18 Nov. tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/events/film-co…

Omigosh! Our Pockets of Power! show commission from Theatre and Circus is on the #Glastonbury highlights pages 🤩 - here are Nadia Shash Koko Velma Von Bon Bon Don One (they/them) Sarah Annakin & Ada Campe repping a century of women’s clothing inventions by Politics Of Patents 💪

Up bright and early to speak to Worthy FM about our Pockets of Power! show, commissioned by Theatre and Circus. If you’re at #Glastonbury today we’ve got just one show left - at 3.30 on the A Little More Sensation Stage in the cabaret area. 😃

What an experience so far at #glastonbury2023 . 4 shows done with one to go. If you are here today, please join us for our last performance of Scary Little Girls POCKETS of POWER at 3.30pm at The little More Sensations stage in the cabaret field.

#ThinkingAllowed FASHION RE-IMAGINED:
Angela McRobbie Polity asks how we create a more equitable & inclusive fashion future. Also kat jungnickel Sociology, Goldsmiths on clothing inventions which enabled women's access to sports & the public world. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Our European Research Council (ERC) project is being performed at #Glastonbury2023 this year by Scary Little Girls & Dr Naomi Paxton + 5 talented actors. Wearing a collection of POP’s historic costumes they’ll share some of the many amazing social + political stories hidden in #POCKETS Goldsmiths, University of London

POP’s research is featured in this week’s Garmology podcast by Nick J - Garmology podcast & WellDressedDad IG. kat jungnickel talks about speculative sewing, clothing patent research & inventive active women. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/goi…

What can historic patents for women's clothes tell us about those who designed and used them?

In new #OpenAccess research, Politics Of Patents look at sportswear with creative features that aimed to help women claim their share of public space.

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'Before and After': The remarkable inventions that enabled 1890-1940s women to lead sporting and active lives

kat jungnickel's Politics Of Patents research into historic patents for women's convertible, multiple and hidden activewear features in the The Telegraph👇telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/0…

The shape of freedom: patents for women’s sportswear attest to their inventors’ determination to claim mobility rights, say Politics Of Patents scholars.

Convertible, multiple & hidden: The inventive lives of women’s sport and activewear 1890–1940 #OnlineFirst buff.ly/3Jd3dJp

Research by sewing sociologist kat jungnickel, Sociology, Goldsmiths into historic clothing patents has revealed a hidden history of clothing that helped women defy political and societal restrictions barring their access to living active, sporting lives

Funded by European Research Council (ERC)

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To celebrate International Women’s Day Adventure Syndicate teamed up with @POPinventionto make a film that celebrates the creatively and bravery of our fore mothers. Without their struggle we wouldn’t be adventuring the way we are today 🙏 youtu.be/SsS_woEaTeE