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Jane Tynan is an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, with a background in cultural history and gender studies. She coordinates the MA Design Cultures program and teaches in the BA MKDA Design track. She also contributes to the new BSc Creative Technology program. Jane has extensive experience in curriculum design and course development and has served as a visiting lecturer at several institutions, including Goldsmiths University of London and the Royal College of Art. Her research lies at the intersection of history, fashion, and politics, focusing on clothing practices and technologies to critically understand citizenship and governance. Currently, she is the Principal Investigator of a four-year NWO-funded project that examines the unsustainability of outdoor clothing consumption. Her work has been featured in various media outlets, and she serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Design History and as co-editor for the Palgrave Studies in Fashion and Body series.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, Netherlands
Teaches courses related to design history and theory, coordinates the MA Design Cultures program.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.