1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Do you have qualms about the ethics of fashion? Have you ever considered that fast fashion may use language duplicitously?&amp;nbsp; In this episode, we investigate fast fashion as not just a change in the way we consume clothing, but as an environmental problem with unique rhetorical framing embedded in misinformation. Fashion maven and rhetoric student Kieran Lombard will lead you through several case studies of Chinese fast fashion, where both the marketing of the clothing, as well as the claims of positive environmental and human rights for workers, are framed through greenwash. Greenwash is an environmental tactic where environmentally toxic or dubious practices are “washed” in friendly sounding terms and frames. Despite the poor environmental conditions and human rights violations of the fast fashion industry, some in the industry use greenwash to cover up their real-world environmental and human rights’ violations. Host Kieran investigates several high-profile cases to illustrate how fast fashion is connected to environmental misinformation.&amp;nbsp; -- For media inquiries or other matters, contact Dr. Liberty Kohn of the Winona State English Department at lkohn@winona.edu. Sound engineering and recording by Lucy Severson in the KQAL campus studio. Inconceivable and Unbelievable https://sites.libsyn.com/600780 <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/39269785/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/39269785