dr. (Mariangela) M Lavanga

Biography

Mariangela works as Associate Professor of Cultural Economics at the Department of Arts and Culture Studies at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication (ESHCC) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is academic lead for the development of new forms of transformative engagement and sustainability transition in fashion industries at DIT (Design, Impact, Transition), a new platform under the Erasmus University Rotterdam “Strategy 2024”. She is also the academic coordinator, head of admission and master theses co-ordinator of the MA in Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship (ranked 1st in the Netherlands and 2nd in the world among cultural management programs), co-founder and coordinator of the first Minor Fashion Industry in the Netherlands. She recentely co-lead and managed the project RE-FRAME FASHION, supported under the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Programme of the European Union (partners: Paris Dauphine University - PSL, Gdansk University of Technology, and fashion stakeholders).

Mariangela Lavanga combines insights from cultural economics and economic geography; from addressing the role of cultural industries in sustainable urban development to zooming in on fashion and design industries. In particular, she looks at the fashion industry as a creative industry to: a) understand locational choices, local and global networks and labour market of entrepreneurs, b) unravel processes of value-creation, in particular linked to sustainability and circular economy, c) delve into the role of intermediaries, temporary clusters and face-to-face interaction in the markets for creative goods and services. 

Before joining the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Mariangela worked at University of Amsterdam (UvA), IULM University in Milan, Cattolica University in Brescia, and the European Institute for Comparative Urban Research (EURICUR) at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She has an extensive experience in (inter)national research projects, many of them commissioned by public, private or non-profit organizations (i.e. European Environmental Bureau; Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) of the Netherlands; Eurocities/Edurc member cities; European Cultural Foundation). She has (co-)authored 44+ peer-reviewed academic articles and book chapters, 18+ research reports and 52+ conference papers (see complete list of publications in Google Scholar). She is the co-editor of the special issue in fashion capitals in the academic journal Fashion Theory. She was a member of the International Scientific Committee of the Conference "Responsible Fashion Series - Can fashion save the world?" at Antwerp University / Antwerp Management School. In parallel, she is a sought-after speaker and expert in many events outside academia. Mariangela has an extensive teaching and supervision portfolio (42+ courses taught; 8+ new or restructured courses; 80+ Master and Bachelor theses supervised; 8+ PhD co-supervised). Her education activities are consistently high evaluated. She is a pioneer in innovative and impact-driven education; while her courses are strongly embedded in research, she is driven by experimentation in new teaching methods that foster students’ engagement, critical thinking, social learning, and stakeholder involvement. She is a guest lecturer in many universities in The Netherlands and abroad, and she is often invited to take part in (inter)national PhD committees (i.e. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Radboud Universiteit, Antwerp University, Polytechnic University Milan/Design School, La Statale University of Milan, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria). She is a Board Member of the DesignPlatform Rotterdam. Recently. Recentely, she co-founded along with Dutch fashion stakeholders Culture.Fashion, an open, value-driven network in the field of fashion and textile supported by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW).

Mariangela holds a PhD in Communication Economics / Cultural Economics (IULM University, Milan), a MSc in Urban Management (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and a BSc/MSc in Economics (Bocconi University, Milan).

Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

Associate professor | Department of Arts and Culture Studies
Email
lavanga@eshcc.eur.nl
Room
M7-12
Location
Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam

Work

  • Mariangela Lavanga (15 July 2020) - Fashion at EUR – an interview with dr. Mariangela Lavanga
  • Mariangela Lavanga (6 November 2019) - Quoted in the online magazine STRIPE run by Princeton University students -“DIET PRADA: Fashion’s Only Hope in the World of Social Media”
  • Mariangela Lavanga (19 July 2019) - Quoted in the online platform FashionUnited – “Modefabriek I Amsterdam Fashion Trade Event Takeaway Trends for and towards Spring Summer 2020”
  • Mariangela Lavanga (10 June 2019) - Interview for Vogue Business “Pitti Immagine Uomo’s global evolution by the numbers”
  • Mariangela Lavanga (20 March 2019) - Interview for Erasmus Magazine "Your story: Could Erasmus students become the future of fashion?"
  • Mariangela Lavanga (18 February 2019) - Quoted in the Book Review by C. Leket "The Fashion Forecasters: A Hidden History of Color and Trend Prediction" (edited by R.L. Blaszczyk and B. Wubs)
  • Mariangela Lavanga (1 January 2019) - Quoted in the Book Review by R.C. Tuite "The Fashion Forecasters: A Hidden History of Color and Trend Prediction" (edited by R.L. Blaszczyk and B. Wubs)
  • Mariangela Lavanga (1 January 2019) - Quoted in the online platform Modefabriek – “Takeaway Trends for and towards S/S 2020"
  • Mariangela Lavanga (21 September 2018) - Quoted in the online magazine EconomistsTalkArt.org “Cultural Economics Education: 15-year Anniversary of the Master in Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship”
  • Mariangela Lavanga (9 September 2018) - Interview for Trouw "Na imagoschade geeft Burberry restpartijen toch een tweede leven"

  • Vidhi Chaudhri, Daniel Curtis & Mariangela Lavanga (2023) - ESHCC Societal Engagement Award 2023 (Event)
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2020) - Heritage and Fashion
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2020) - "Kick-Further Culture.Fashion", online work session with experts from the fashion field in The Netherlands
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2020) - Invited speaker on "Sustainable Fashion"
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2020) - European Urban and Regional Studies (Journal)
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2020) - Break-out session on Makers, mini symposium SHIT Corona, ESHCC
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2020) - Work session Fashion programme - Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) in The Netherlands)
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2020) - Erasmus Sustainability Hub and Rethink Apparel
  • Ben Wubs, Mariangela Lavanga & Alice Janssens (2020) - Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture (Journal)
  • Mariangela Lavanga (2019) - International workshop with scholars from Italy, The Netherlands, Japan and Italian fashion stakeholders

  • Mariangela Lavanga, Ellen Loots & E. Nieboer (2018) - Nominated for the Best RAKE (Best Research & Knowledge Exchange) Paper Award "The Portfolio Careers of Designers: some Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands"
  • Mariangela Lavanga, Ellen Loots & E. Nieboer (2018) - Nominated for the Best Paper Award in the track Creative Industries Entrepreneurship track "The Portfolio Careers of Designers: some Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands"

Economics of Fashion

Level
Minor
Year Level
Minor
Year
2022
Course Code
CC9011

Econ. of Fashion and Sustainability

Year Level
MA, MA, Pre-master, MA
Year
2022
Course Code
CC4119

Master Thesis

Level
MA
Year Level
MA
Year
2022
Course Code
CC4150

News regarding dr. (Mariangela) M Lavanga

“Is the prospect of a ‘good’ fashion industry realistic?”

Dr. Mariangela Lavanga from Erasmus University gives a keynote about fashion and sustainability at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Portrait picture of Mariangela Lavanga

Sustainability in fashion

Clothing plays a major role when it comes to sustainability. Dr. Mariangela Lavanga reflects on this with students in the minor Fashion Industry.
portrait Mariangela Lavanga minor Fashion Industry

Focus on the city and local people first for sustainable tourism

PhD candidate Shirley Nieuwland and dr. Mariangela Lavanga did research on the role of creative entrepreneurs in sustainable tourism development in Rotterdam.

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