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Fashion And Politics (Hardcover)
Djurdja Bartlett; Contributions by Serkan Delice, Rhonda Garelick, Erica de Greef, Jin Li Lim, …
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A timely and splendidly illustrated global exploration of the complex
intersections of fashion and politics from the mid-19th century to the
present day
Taking a multifaceted look at a topic of widespread fascination, this
pioneering book presents new research on the intersection of fashion
and politics through incisive essays by the field's leading voices,
including both renowned and emerging fashion scholars. The texts unpack
fashion between the mid-19th century and today as expressions of
nationalism, terrorism, surveillance, and individualism, as well as a
symbol of capitalism.
The first section explores the political potential of fashion despite
its immutable status as a commodity. The second section offers a
historical account of the political nature of dress, such as the
fashion of dissent within Mao's Cultural Revolution and the Black
Panther movement. The ways bodies are defined by dress-the entanglement
of oppression and expression-is the theme of the third section. A
fourth and final section explores contemporary issues in the practice
and theory of dress, from the processes of decolonizing museum
collections to the recent sartorial styles of Europe's political Left.
The book's incisive and beautifully illustrated essays provide a timely
investigation of an underdeveloped topic through a variety of
historical and current formats, including public and personal archives,
fashion magazines, political newspapers, museum displays, art, and
social media.
From the Baltic to the Balkans, and from Siberia to the Caucasus,
the lands covered in this volume contain a multitude of cultures
with rich and distinctive dress and textile traditions. However,
tradition has not been the only factor shaping dress in the region.
The contrast between ethnic and urban dress provides a revealing
lens through which to consider individual and cultural identities
throughout. Attitudes toward dress have also been shaped by
socialism and its demise, as the former "Eastern bloc" states have
undergone massive upheaval. This landmark volume is the first major
reference work to provide a comprehensive overview of dress within
this vast and complex region. Broad surveys of individual countries
are supplemented with case studies focusing more narrowly on
people, practices, and objects to provide both range and depth. The
long tradition of exquisite embroidery is highlighted. The volume
also has articles on the influence of the Ottoman Empire on this
part of Europe, a discussion of Roma dress, and a snapshot on
Balkan bandits. A pioneering, major reference work, East Europe,
Russia, and the Caucasus also places dress within the political and
sociocultural contexts that have shaped people and nations in this
region.
The fashion media is in the midst of deep social and technological
change. Including a broad range of case studies, from fashion
plates to fashion films, and from fashion magazines to fashion
blogs, this ground-breaking book provides an up-to-date examination
of the role and significance of this field. Winner of the PCA/ACA
Ray and Pat Browne Award for Best Edited Collection, Fashion Media
includes chapters written by international scholars covering topics
from historic magazine cultures and contemporary digital
innovations to art and film, exploring themes such as gender,
ethnicity, design, taste and authorship. Highlighting the
complexity of processes that bind design, design, technology,
society and identity together, Fashion Media will be of be
essential reading for students of fashion studies, cultural
studies, visual culture studies, design history, communications and
art and design practice and theory.
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