Introduction: Fashion Media Cultures

Katrina Sark teaches Cultural Studies, Gender and Media Studies, and Germanic and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria. She is the Founder of the Canadian Fashion Scholars Network, and organizes the annual fashion symposia across Canada. Her overview of the Canadian Fashion Scholars Networks focuses on the importance and challenges of building networks and communities of scholarship and collaborations, the history of establishing a network of fashion scholars and professionals in Canada, and the importance of championing Canadian fashion studies, fashion design, and fashion culture nationally and internationally.