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In this ethnography of Krakowian society, Siobhan Magee explores
essential questions on the relationship between fur and culture in
Poland. How can wearing a fur coat indicate someone's political
views in Krakow, beyond their opinion on animal rights? What kinds
of associations are given to someone wearing a fur coat in Poland?
And what impact does generational difference have on the
fur-wearing traditions of modern day Krakowians? Magee looks
further into detailed analyses of conversations held relating to
fur, including why fur is an apt inheritance for a grandmother to
pass on to her granddaughter; what it was like trading fur on
'black markets' during socialism, and why some anti-fur activists
link fur to patriarchal power and the Roman Catholic Church. In so
doing, it becomes clear how fur is an evocative textile with an
uncommonly rich symbolic and historical significance."Magee's
research uncovers the symbolic and historic significance that fur
evokes in relation to culture in Poland. In her investigations, her
ethnography becomes a means for understanding generational
difference in Poland. Written with reference to extensive
fieldwork, Magee goes on to show how the classification of
generation can be a much more accessible indicator and measure of
difference than other categories, including sexuality, class and
faith. Thus, 'generation' and 'inheritance' are shown to be
uniquely powerful idioms with which to discuss power and social
change in Poland. A new contribution to material culture and the
sensory turn, this will be of interest to scholars of anthropology,
ethnography, eastern Europe and material culture and textiles.
In this ethnography of Krakowian society, Siobhan Magee explores
essential questions on the relationship between fur and culture in
Poland. How can wearing a fur coat indicate someone's political
views in Krakow, beyond their opinion on animal rights? What kinds
of associations are given to someone wearing a fur coat in Poland?
And what impact does generational difference have on the
fur-wearing traditions of modern day Krakowians? Magee looks
further into detailed analyses of conversations held relating to
fur, including why fur is an apt inheritance for a grandmother to
pass on to her granddaughter; what it was like trading fur on
'black markets' during socialism, and why some anti-fur activists
link fur to patriarchal power and the Roman Catholic Church. In so
doing, it becomes clear how fur is an evocative textile with an
uncommonly rich symbolic and historical significance."Magee's
research uncovers the symbolic and historic significance that fur
evokes in relation to culture in Poland. In her investigations, her
ethnography becomes a means for understanding generational
difference in Poland. Written with reference to extensive
fieldwork, Magee goes on to show how the classification of
generation can be a much more accessible indicator and measure of
difference than other categories, including sexuality, class and
faith. Thus, 'generation' and 'inheritance' are shown to be
uniquely powerful idioms with which to discuss power and social
change in Poland. A new contribution to material culture and the
sensory turn, this will be of interest to scholars of anthropology,
ethnography, eastern Europe and material culture and textiles.
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