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==Selected works==
==Selected works==
* {{cite book |last1=Corner |first1=Frances |title=Why fashion matters |date=2014 |publisher=Thames and Hudson |location=London |isbn=978-0500517376}}
* {{cite book |last1=Corner |first1=Frances |title=Why fashion matters |date=2014 |publisher=[[Thames & Hudson]] |location=London |isbn=978-0500517376}}


==References==
==References==

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Frances Marie Corner, OBE, FRSA (née Agnew; born 25 February 1959) is a British art and design historian and academic, specialising in fashion. Since 2019, she has been Warden of Goldsmiths, University of London. On 23 November 2020, staff announced a vote of no confidence in Prof. Corner,[1] the no-confidence motion being backed by 87% of those who voted.

She was previously head of the London College of Fashion from 2005 to 2019, and a pro vice-chancellor of University of the Arts London from 2013 to 2019. She taught at the University of Gloucestershire and London Metropolitan University, before joining the London College of Fashion.[2][3]

Personal life

In 1980, the then Frances Marie Agnew married Anthony Peter Corner. Together, they have one son.[2]

In the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours, Corner was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the fashion industry.[4]

Selected works

  • Corner, Frances (2014). Why fashion matters. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500517376.

References

  1. ^ "Hundreds of academics back no-confidence vote at Goldsmiths". Research Professional News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Corner, Prof. Frances Marie". Who's Who 2019. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2018. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U250965. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Professor Frances Corner OBE announced as next Warden". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
    - "Frances Corner is One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2018". The Business of Fashion. 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2009. pp. 9–10.

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