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OverviewIn the last two decades, the glorification of sewing - whether involving needlework, tailoring, or fashion design - has thrived in Latin American and Iberian cultural works, particularly literature. In the last two decades, the glorification of sewing - whether involving needlework, tailoring, or fashion design - has thrived in Latin American and Iberian cultural works, particularly literature. While fast fashion has relegated the handicraft to maquiladoras in the Global South, Spanish and Latin American authors have created protagonists whose skill with needle and thread allows them to break out of culturally confining roles and spaces. In this fictional realm, seamstresses and tailors enter exciting adventures as spies, peacemakers, or explorers, all facilitated by their artistry and expertise. This book examines the depiction of women and the textile arts in contemporary Hispanic and Brazilian literature. Employing space and gender theories, the book explores how sewing, traditionally viewed as respectable only if practiced at home, gives agency and encourages self-reflection and mobility,allowing protagonists to transgress physical and socially prescribed limits. Texts analyzed include Maria Duenas's El tiempo entre costuras (2009), Cesar Aira's La costurera y el viento (1994), Pedro Lemebel's Tengo miedo torero (2001), Frances Ponte de Peebles's The Seamstress (2009), and children's literature. Encouraging readers to look behind garments to the agents of production, the book shows how contemporary authors, through their celebrations of an age-old skill, help to renew interest in sewing, tailoring, upcycling, and embroidery. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Stephanie N. Saunders (Author) , Megan MilanPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: Tamesis Books Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.448kg ISBN: 9781855663428ISBN 10: 1855663422 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 19 February 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction: Glorifying the Needle and Thread On Pins and Needles: Hypermodernity and Hyperclothing Ourselves The Perfect Pattern: Dressmaking as a Political Tool in María Dueñas's El tiempo entre costuras Lining with Surrealism: Spaces and Stitches in César Aira's La costurera y el viento Unraveling Gender and Sexual Confinements in Pedro Lemebel's Tengo miedo torero An Honest Measuring Tape: Peripheral Places in Frances de Pontes Peebles's The Seamstress Tailoring Peace and Purpose: Sartorial Representations in Children's Literature Conclusion: Final Notations: Toward Consumer ConsciousnessReviewsDelving into diverse texts that bring together several disciplines, Saunders documents the cultural power of fashion hegemony within the framework of global capitalism. Ultimately this insightful and beautifully written book locates new spaces from which to re-affirm the tensions inherent to fashion, gender and agency in the acquisition of cultural power. REGINA A. ROOT, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Specialist in Latin American Fashion, William & Mary Author InformationSTEPHANIE N. SAUNDERS is Associate Professor of Spanish at Lyon College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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