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The Clothed Body (Hardcover)
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The Clothed Body (Hardcover)
Series: Dress, Body, Culture
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Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different
meanings in different contexts. This compelling book convincingly
demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is
similarly underpinned by deeper meanings and philosophies.From
tattoos and mini-skirts, to skin decoration, makeup and hair,
Calefato unpicks the multiple functions of modern dress. Exploring
intriguing commonalities - for example, between tattooed Egyptian
mummies of 2000 BC and modern subcultural styles - Calefato
considers the psychological, cultural, spiritual and symbolic
significances at play in what she aptly labels 'body cartography'.
What we wear is a vehicle for the (often contentious) expression of
politics, gender and identity, placing clothing at the root of a
complex set of messages, many of which are paradoxical. Clothing
may, for example, liberate through the pleasures of masquerade and
at the same time 'cage' or control the body. The Clothed Body shows
how semiotics can provide a convincing template for understanding
dress in a wide range of contexts and will be essential reading for
anyone interested in the meaning of what we wear.
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