Flavia Piancazzo

Flavia Piancazzo holds a PhD in Sociology of Cultural and Communication Processes in July 2024 from the Department of Science and Culture of Well-Being and Lifestyles at the University of Bologna, with a thesis on Eurocentrism in fashion. She is Adjunct Professor in the Master's degree program in Fashion Studies at the University of Bologna, where she teaches Media Communication and Fashion Analysis. Previously, she taught Fashion History at the Milano Fashion Institute.
Flavia's research interests center around social and cultural sustainability issues within the cultural industries, with a particular focus on cultural appropriation and stereotypes in fashion. Moreover, after a visiting period at the Digital Fashion Communication Centre at the Università della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano (CH), she is exploring the use of imaginaries in fashion and media communication. She also serves as a Junior Fellow at the CFC, Culture Fashion and Communication International Research Centre, Department of the Arts, University of Bologna.