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Benjamin Linley Wild
Benjamin Linley Wild is senior lecturer in contextual studies (fashion) at The Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University. A cultural historian, Wild’s work explores, broadly, the nature and role of meaning-making in people’s dress and appearance. His recent work has focused on fancy dress costume, cultural appropriation and the self- and group presentation of people marginalized within their communities. His third book, Carnival to Catwalk: Global Reflections of Fancy Dress Costume, was published by Bloomsbury. He is currently under contract (to Bloomsbury) for Wearing Culture: Controversy, Negotiation and the Pursuit of Fashion.
Contact: Manchester Fashion Institute, Manchester Metropolitan University, Cavendish Street, Manchester M15 6BG, UK.