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OverviewIf you just can't decide what to wear, this enlightening guide will lead you through the diverse and sometimes contradictory aspects of fashion in a series of lively, entertaining and thoughtful essays from prominent philosophers and writers. A unique and enlightening insight into the underlying philosophy behind the power of fashion Contributions address issues in fashion from a variety of viewpoints, including aesthetics, the nature of fashion and fashionability, ethics, gender and identity politics, and design Includes a foreword by Jennifer Baumgardner, feminist author, activist and cultural critic, editor of Ms magazine (1993-7) and regular contributor to major women's magazines including Glamour and Marie-Claire Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fritz Allhoff (Western Michigan University, The Nanoethics Group, USA) , Jessica Wolfendale (West Virginia University, USA) , Jeanette Kennett (Macquarie University, Australia) , Jennifer BaumgardnerPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781405199902ISBN 10: 1405199903 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 12 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword ix Jennifer Baumgardner Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Jessica Wolfendale and Jeanette Kennett Part 1 Being Fashionable and Being Cool 13 1 What Makes Something Fashionable? 15 Anya Farennikova and Jesse Prinz 2 Fashion, Illusion, and Alienation 31 Nick Zangwill 3 Tryhards, Fashion Victims, and Effortless Cool 37 Luke Russell Part 2 Fashion, Style, and Design 51 4 The Aesthetics of Design 53 Andy Hamilton 5 Share the Fantasy: Perfume Advertising, Fashion, and Desire 70 Cynthia A. Freeland 6 Computational Couture: From Cyborgs to Supermodels 88 Ada Brunstein Part 3 Fashion, Identity, and Freedom 103 7 Wearing Your Values on Your Sleeve 105 Daniel Yim 8 Fashion and Sexual Identity, or Why Recognition Matters 120 Samantha Brennan 9 Slaves to Fashion? 135 Lauren Ashwell and Rae Langton 10 Fashion Dolls and Feminism: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Barbie? 151 Louise Collins Part 4 Can We Be Ethical and Fashionable? 167 11 Sweatshops and Cynicism 169 Matthew F. Pierlott 12 Women Shopping and Women Sweatshopping: Individual Responsibility for Consumerism 18 Lisa Cassidy 13 A Taste for Fashion 199 Marguerite La Caze Notes on Contributors 215Reviews?Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; general readers. (Choice, 1 August 2012) All in all, this is a valuable text not just because of the marriage of the academic with the everyday, but because of the diverse issues that it touches on. It's a well-rounded effort and even the most jaded fashion person will find something new between its covers. (The Licentiate, 26 September 2011) "“Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; general readers. (Choice, 1 August 2012) ""All in all, this is a valuable text not just because of the marriage of the academic with the everyday, but because of the diverse issues that it touches on. It's a well-rounded effort and even the most jaded fashion person will find something new between its covers."" (The Licentiate, 26 September 2011) " All in all, this is a valuable text not just because of the marriage of the academic with the everyday, but because of the diverse issues that it touches on. It's a well-rounded effort and even the most jaded fashion person will find something new between its covers. (The Licentiate, 26 September 2011) Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students; general readers. ( Choice , 1 August 2012) All in all, this is a valuable text not just because of the marriage of the academic with the everyday, but because of the diverse issues that it touches on. It's a well-rounded effort and even the most jaded fashion person will find something new between its covers. (The Licentiate, 26 September 2011) Author InformationEditors Jessica Wolfendale is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at West Virginia University, and perhaps a little too fond of vintage clothing. She is the author of Torture and the Military Profession (2007) and has published extensively on the ethics of torture, military ethics, and applied ethics. Jeanette Kennett is Professor of Moral Psychology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. She is the author of Agency and Responsibility (2001) and has published widely on topics including empathy, addiction, self-control, , advertising, and love and friendship. Series Editor Fritz Allhoff is an Associate Professor in the Philosophy Department at Western Michigan University, as well as a Senior Research Fellow at The Australian National University's Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. In addition to editing the Philosophy for Everyone series, Allhoff is also the volume editor or co-editor for several titles, including Wine & Philosophy (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007), Whiskey & Philosophy (with Marcus P. Adams, Wiley, 2009), and Food & Philosophy (with Dave Monroe, Wiley-Blackwell, 2007). His academic research interests engage various facets of applied ethics, ethical theory, and the history and philosophy of science. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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