Ethical considerations are an integral part of the research design and implementation process in any research field, especially in contexts involving diverse groups and cultures. My topic is research involving ethnic minorities and people from various cultural backgrounds. Ethical considerations have become the most essential part of my project. (The following signatures are in no…

I invited my classmate Emma to participate in my second intervention (a workshop on making Bai tie-dye). She told me that this workshop was like a case study, which made her realize that culture is constantly being passed on. When Yiran (the person in charge of the workshop) explained the history and culture of the…

My tutor Mark has always told me that my framework is the core of my project. If I present the framework reasonably, my project will be complete. I have been struggling with how to make a good framework because I need to learn about it. I have been modifying my framework in every weekly tutorial…

My third intervention needed to be simpler. My original idea was to invite a professional teacher of Dai dance to give an online course to interested foreign friends. Still, the original teacher could not attend due to time constraints and language problems. So I found a new teacher, but the teacher said that there were…

I had a 20-minute equal dialogue with two BA CCC students (Aufa and Nicole) on the topic of cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation (what is an equal dialogue: do not refute the other party’s point of view and be patient to listen to others’ opinions) The critical point with Aufa: The critical point with Nicole:…

I will do offline practice shooting at the end of November to explore whether I can appreciate culture and verify my framework. Before that, I asked two experienced students from different departments of CSM (MA Performance & Screen and BA Menswear). During the text interview, I gained a multicultural understanding of cultural appreciation and appropriation…

To explore the display of ethnic minority culture in the fashion market better, I seek more help from the perspective of fashion market practitioners. I found three people working in fashion public relations in China and conducted online voice interviews with each of them. They are from three brands with different brand positioning (Charles &…

Yiran grew up in the Dali Bai Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province, in a traditional textile family; her whole family is Bai people. Pursuing broader life experience and career opportunities, she moved to London and has lived there for ten years. While studying in London, Yiran studied fashion for a year and switched to costume making.…

I went to the village in Dali to attend an impressive indigo tie-dye workshop. This workshop not only allowed me to contact the traditional craft directly but also to gain an in-depth understanding of the cultural essence and origin of this art, and it also allowed me to experience the deeper meaning behind the culture…

I am about to enter the last semester of my student life. I hope I can graduate successfully [and get an A hahaha] I will strictly follow the schedule in the last semester and not procrastinateI will make a task plan in the last semester and prioritize thingsFind out and fill in the gaps in…