Romana Mirza

International Femtor Business Matchmaker of the Year Award Finalist

2010-07-01

This prestigious international honor is awarded to women who have proven themselves to be exemplary role models in the world of business. These awards allow us to say, in effect, “We See You” and acknowledge their outstanding achievements, skills, positive "can do" attitude and commitment to giving back to their communities. These women inspire others, are respected by their peers and volunteer their time and energy to serve others less fortunate.

Toronto Metropolitan University and York University

PhD Candidate

Communication and Culture | Media and Culture

2024

HONOURS & AWARDS:
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral (SSHRC), 2021-2024.

Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate Student Fellowship in recognition of high academic standing, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

Toronto Metropolitan University

MA

Fashion

2019

HONOURS & AWARDS:
Major Research Project Book Award for academic excellence. School of Fashion, Faculty of Communication and Design, Ryerson University. 2019.

Book Prize Award for academic excellence. School of Fashion, Faculty of Communications and Design, Ryerson University. 2018.

Ryerson Graduate Fellowship, 2017 and 2018.
Ontario Graduate Scholarship, 2017 and 2018.

University of Waterloo

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

2022-06-03

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral (SSHRC), 2021-2024.

Fashion Theory

This course introduces students to the study of fashion as an industry and an everyday practice. It will examine the relationship between fashion and gender, disability, race, indigeneity, class, sexuality, body shape and other social locations, and places these locations within a sociological, cultural, historical and business contexts. Students develop radical ways of understanding and engaging with fashion in order to ignite systemic social transformation.

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Contemporizing Modesty

Romana B. Mirza

2019-11-01

Contemporary Muslim Fashions, September 22, 2018 – January 6, 2019 was organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, shown in the de Young Museum and curated by Jill D’Alessandro and Laura Camerlengo, both curators at the museum, and consulting curator Reina Lewis, a scholar at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London. The aim was to represent contemporary Muslim fashions. To this end, they assembled and exhibited a collection of garments from the most popular fashion designers of the day, chosen from a series of shows at modest fashion weeks around the world. Supplemented by key pieces that have gained traction in the news such as the Burkini™ and Nike®’s sport hijab, this exhibit elevated perceptions and highlighted a global view by showing designs from around the globe, honouring the African-American, Muslim-American, Arab, and South East Asian cultures and aesthetics. Supporting the sartorial narrative was a display of visual and multimedia art from hip hop music videos, film, Instagram feeds, photography, magazine covers, and prints. The multimedia “exhibit within an exhibit” complemented the sartorial narrative by providing a contemporary context for the clothing. It reminded the observer that the exhibit was not merely about fashion history or the evolution of modesty in dress but about a contemporary moment. The relationship between fashion and the body was explored through designs that cover the body and intentionally hide the often objectified and sexualized female figure to reveal a contemporary approach to fashion that is empowering.

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