Judith Brachem
Judith Brachem
Curriculum vitae
Academic career
2020-2024
M.A. degree in Art History at the University of Hamburg
Scholarship holder of the Karl H. Ditze Foundation
2019-2020
Studied Art and Media Studies at the University of Oldenburg
2015-2020
B.A. degree in Art History and Folklore/Cultural Anthropology at the University of Hamburg
2014-2015
Study of Cultural Studies and Philosophy at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg
2011-2014
Trained in fashion journalism/media communication at the AMD Academy for Fashion & Design Hamburg
Academic appointment
Since 2024
Research assistant at the Institute of Art and Visual Culture at the University of Oldenburg
Since 2021
Freelance work in the field of concept & development for digital fashion, art and cultural projects
2019-2022
Freelance work in the field of digital mediation for the State Museum of Art and Cultural History Oldenburg
2019
Internship at the State Museum of Art and Cultural History Oldenburg
2018-2021
Lecturer at the VHS Hamburg with a focus on fashion history and theory
2018
Internship in the Fashion & Textile Collection at the Museum für Kunst & Gewerbe Hamburg
2013-2020
Freelance work as a journalist
Publications
Judith Brachem, Gibt es eine virtuelle Ästhetik?, in: Ulrike Nägele/Katharina Sand, The Marketplace Project. The Future of Education and Sustainability in Digital Spaces. (to be published in 2024)
Helga Behrmann/Judith Brachem/Charlotte Brachtendorf, Materialitäten virtueller Mode: das Fallbeispiel The Fabricant, in: Jahrbuch Netzwerk Mode Textil 2022, pp. 95-103.
Judith Brachem/Lucas Stübbe, Ways of Wearing, in: Chinouk Filique de Miranda (ed.), Fashion Studies Journal, Fashion & Digital Engagement Summer Issue 2022, URL www.fashionstudiesjournal.org/digital-engagement-a/2022/8/15/ways-of-wearing, 15.08.2022.
Lectures
Judith Brachem, Burning Shoes and Liquid Dresses. The Materiality of Virtual Dress and Hybrid Bodies, Earth, Water, Air, Fire: The Four Elements of Fashion conference, Università Iuav di Venezia, 16 March 2023.
Helga Behrmann/Judith Brachem/Charlotte Brachtendorf, Materialitäten virtueller Mode am Beispiel von The Fabricant, Jour Fixe Netzwerk Mode Textil, 21.06.2022.
Judith Brachem/Lucas Stübbe, Introductory lecture and moderation of the panel "Transparent Aesthetics", TRANSPARENCE_TRANSPARENCY conference, École supérieure de mode Montréal, 30 April 2022.
Judith Brachem/Lucas Stübbe, Farewell, textiles. How a shift to virtual fashion can break the material barrier of vestimentary expression, Responsible Fashion Series Conference, Can Fashion Save the World?, Antwerp, 20.10.2021.
Exhibitions & projects
Current selection:
2022
Creative Lead for the student project to develop the virtual showroom "Marketplace" of the AMD Academy for Fashion & Design and Fresenius University of Applied Sciences Munich
2021
Curation of the exhibition "virtuelles beiwerk", together with Lucas Stübbe
Duration: 30.10.21-07.11.21
Exhibition venue: Künstlerhaus FAKTOR Hamburg
2020-2022
Student research project "virtuelles beiwerk" on digital fashion
Funded by the Excellence Strategy of the University of Hamburg