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OverviewThis exciting journal brings together research in an innovative and distinctive academic forum, and will be of interest to all those who share a multifaceted view of textiles within an expanded field. Representing a dynamic and wide-ranging set of critical practices, it provides a platform for points of departure between art and craft; gender and identity; cloth, body and architecture; labour and technology; techno-design and practice - all situated within the broader contexts of material and visual culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pennina Barnett , Doran Ross , Catherine HarperPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Berg Publishers Volume: v. 4, Issue 1 Dimensions: Width: 17.20cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.284kg ISBN: 9781845204235ISBN 10: 1845204239 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 01 March 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsThe Aloha Shirt and Ethnicity in Hawai'i Linda Arthur Greek Sparto: Past and Present Helen Bradley Foster Africana Textiles: Imitation, Adaptation, and Transformation During the Jazz Age Susan Hannel Hiding the (Fabric) Stash: Fabric Collecting, Hoarding and Hiding Strategies of Contemporary US Quilters Marybeth C. StalpReviewsWinner of the ALPSP/Charlesworth Award for Best New Journal 2005 'This journal has a lot going for it. It is easy to handle, well printed on good paper, imaginatively designed.Any university or college with an interest in textiles should subscribe to it and make it easily available. For individual scholars and makers, the journal provides a useful resource and will be a pleasure to collect and possess.' Times Higher Education Supplement 'I welcome this journal as an exciting event, which has been long overdue. It provides a window into the vast field of textiles, which is the very fabric of our life.' Jasleen Dhamija, Independent Scholar 'Textile aims to publish cutting-edge research into the meanings of cloth, within the broadest context of material and visual culture. On this first showing, the publication is not only academic but accessible, with diverse contributions presented in a readable format Textile shows that wider cultural interest in 'the crafts' comes when we da Winner of the ALPSP/Charlesworth Award for Best New Journal 2005'This journal has a lot going for it. It is easy to handle, well printed on good paper, imaginatively designed.Any university or college with an interest in textiles should subscribe to it and make it easily available. For individual scholars and makers, the journal provides a useful resource and will be a pleasure to collect and possess.'Times Higher Education Supplement'I welcome this journal as an exciting event, which has been long overdue. It provides a window into the vast field of textiles, which is the very fabric of our life.'Jasleen Dhamija, Independent Scholar'Textile aims to publish cutting-edge research into the meanings of cloth, within the broadest context of material and visual culture. On this first showing, the publication is not only academic but accessible, with diverse contributions presented in a readable format Textile shows that wider cultural interest in 'the crafts' comes when we da Author InformationPennina Barnett, Goldsmiths College, University of London. Doran Ross, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, Los Angeles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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