Jimil Ataman
@jimilataman.bsky.social
asst. professor of sustainable innovation in the global fashion industry @university of alberta | anthropologist of slow fashion | writing on capitalism, digital culture and feminist practice | she/her
My review of Joanna Nascimento's ethnography, Working the Fabric, is now out in @saw-anthroofwork.bsky.social Exertions. For those interested in the people and processes that make one of fashion's most iconic textiles, Harris Tweed, this book is for you! saw.americananthro.org/pub/li5yuag7...
Book Review: Working the Fabric
Book review of Joanna Nascimento's Working the Fabric: Resourcefulness, Belonging and Island Life in Scotland’s Harris Tweed Industry (2023)
saw.americananthro.org
June 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My review of Joanna Nascimento's ethnography, Working the Fabric, is now out in @saw-anthroofwork.bsky.social Exertions. For those interested in the people and processes that make one of fashion's most iconic textiles, Harris Tweed, this book is for you! saw.americananthro.org/pub/li5yuag7...
🚨My department is hiring! 🚨The position is for a tenure-track role as an Assistant Professor in Family Science in the Department of Human Ecology. The posting is here:
apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...
I feel incredibly fortunate to have joined this department - it is an exceptional community!
apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...
I feel incredibly fortunate to have joined this department - it is an exceptional community!
Assistant Professor in Family Science - Careers@UAlberta.ca
University of Alberta: Careers@UAlberta.ca
apps.ualberta.ca
April 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🚨My department is hiring! 🚨The position is for a tenure-track role as an Assistant Professor in Family Science in the Department of Human Ecology. The posting is here:
apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...
I feel incredibly fortunate to have joined this department - it is an exceptional community!
apps.ualberta.ca/careers/post...
I feel incredibly fortunate to have joined this department - it is an exceptional community!
"Well, I hate to break it to you, but almost every single fashion company is actually just selling Chinese cashmere."
Great piece by
@aldenwicker.bsky.social: The Big "Mongolian" Cashmere Scam open.substack.com/pub/ecocult/...
Great piece by
@aldenwicker.bsky.social: The Big "Mongolian" Cashmere Scam open.substack.com/pub/ecocult/...
The Big "Mongolian" Cashmere Scam
You think you're sipping on Veuve, when you're actually drinking André.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Well, I hate to break it to you, but almost every single fashion company is actually just selling Chinese cashmere."
Great piece by
@aldenwicker.bsky.social: The Big "Mongolian" Cashmere Scam open.substack.com/pub/ecocult/...
Great piece by
@aldenwicker.bsky.social: The Big "Mongolian" Cashmere Scam open.substack.com/pub/ecocult/...
Glad to have my perspective included in this piece on the made-to-order model and slow fashion! Read it here:
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
Slow fashion houses embrace made-to-order to reduce waste
Consumers are conditioned to expect instant gratification when it comes to clothes shopping, but that's not really how Woodburn does things.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 20, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Glad to have my perspective included in this piece on the made-to-order model and slow fashion! Read it here:
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-...
Reposted by Jimil Ataman
Veblen on Instagram (1899).
December 6, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Veblen on Instagram (1899).
At the end of our final class today the students all clapped. I fear a new hunger for power has been unlocked in me.
December 6, 2024 at 2:21 AM
At the end of our final class today the students all clapped. I fear a new hunger for power has been unlocked in me.
@culanth.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! #anthrosky
a man with a mustache wearing a blue jacket and scarf
ALT: a man with a mustache wearing a blue jacket and scarf
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:14 PM
@culanth.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! #anthrosky
I personally think Joe Biden should kill all the turkeys and pardon student loans this year.
November 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM
I personally think Joe Biden should kill all the turkeys and pardon student loans this year.
Back from AAA to 100% winter here in Canada
November 25, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Back from AAA to 100% winter here in Canada
Saw this bird, in case you care.
#AAATampa2024
#AAATampa2024
November 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Saw this bird, in case you care.
#AAATampa2024
#AAATampa2024
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Hello anthros attending the AAAs in Tampa. @castac.bsky.social is hosting a casual social hour on Wed 11/20, 5-7p, at LightHaus Beer Garden. Come say hi and meet fellow scholars of science, technology, and computing!
November 18, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Hello anthros attending the AAAs in Tampa. @castac.bsky.social is hosting a casual social hour on Wed 11/20, 5-7p, at LightHaus Beer Garden. Come say hi and meet fellow scholars of science, technology, and computing!
Hi #anthrosky. Is anyone going to Tampa this week for #AAA2024? If you are, I'd love to see you at my panel: Making as Ethnographic Praxis. We'll be sharing papers on craft-making as ethnographic practice and are delighted to have Cristina Grasseni as our discussant.
November 18, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Hi #anthrosky. Is anyone going to Tampa this week for #AAA2024? If you are, I'd love to see you at my panel: Making as Ethnographic Praxis. We'll be sharing papers on craft-making as ethnographic practice and are delighted to have Cristina Grasseni as our discussant.
Everyone on here should start using the starter packs like we did with the Myspace Top 8. Aggressively and explicitly order your favourite academics. Make sure the 8th person knows they are on thin ice with you.
November 14, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Everyone on here should start using the starter packs like we did with the Myspace Top 8. Aggressively and explicitly order your favourite academics. Make sure the 8th person knows they are on thin ice with you.
This a good thread by @dieworkwear.bsky.social. And let me add this: that lie being sewed in through an origin tag is representative of an even bigger problem 🧵
This is incorrect and shows how little the average person knows about garment manufacturing. 🧵
November 13, 2024 at 9:49 PM
This a good thread by @dieworkwear.bsky.social. And let me add this: that lie being sewed in through an origin tag is representative of an even bigger problem 🧵
Reposted by Jimil Ataman
Starter pack UPDATED! Thanks for your patience. If I missed you, it's just cause I'm one woman trying to track notifications & copying/pasting you in. Happy to add a few more but this one's almost at capacity (there's a 150 limit). Please share to help build our community back!
go.bsky.app/LVrPemK
go.bsky.app/LVrPemK
November 11, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Starter pack UPDATED! Thanks for your patience. If I missed you, it's just cause I'm one woman trying to track notifications & copying/pasting you in. Happy to add a few more but this one's almost at capacity (there's a 150 limit). Please share to help build our community back!
go.bsky.app/LVrPemK
go.bsky.app/LVrPemK
I'm working on a Fashion Studies starter pack. Let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed).
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 11, 2024 at 6:08 PM
I'm working on a Fashion Studies starter pack. Let me know if you'd like to be added (or removed).
bsky.app/starter-pack...
bsky.app/starter-pack...
I’m obsessed with looking at these academic starter packs. As a matter of fact I would love to know who’s who in maritime history
November 9, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I’m obsessed with looking at these academic starter packs. As a matter of fact I would love to know who’s who in maritime history
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Some misinformation in today's US presidential debate about who bears the cost of tariffs. So let's talk about how tariffs affect what you pay for a suit. 🧵
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September 11, 2024 at 5:23 AM
Some misinformation in today's US presidential debate about who bears the cost of tariffs. So let's talk about how tariffs affect what you pay for a suit. 🧵
(1/20)
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When people ask me what my dissertation is about I’m gonna show them this.
January 22, 2024 at 9:26 PM
When people ask me what my dissertation is about I’m gonna show them this.
me, opening up my dissertation for the first time in 2024
January 2, 2024 at 3:47 PM
me, opening up my dissertation for the first time in 2024
enjoying my yearly tradition of scouring the internet for a planner that will fix my whole life.
January 2, 2024 at 3:44 PM
enjoying my yearly tradition of scouring the internet for a planner that will fix my whole life.
For anyone wondering how “diversity initiatives” in fashion are going…
December 6, 2023 at 9:41 PM
For anyone wondering how “diversity initiatives” in fashion are going…
Sufjan wrote the perfect song for being on the academic job market.
open.spotify.com/track/7IAx9O...
open.spotify.com/track/7IAx9O...
December 5, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Sufjan wrote the perfect song for being on the academic job market.
open.spotify.com/track/7IAx9O...
open.spotify.com/track/7IAx9O...
saying hi to this new internet place with the best headshot I got this year (maybe ever).
December 1, 2023 at 7:27 PM
saying hi to this new internet place with the best headshot I got this year (maybe ever).