Dress in Kalabari Women's Societies
Author: Susan O. Michelman
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13:
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Global Trade and Cultural Authentication
Author: Joanne B. Eicher
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2022-08-01
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 0253062624
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGlobal Trade and Cultural Authentication, edited by Joanne Eicher, showcases the complexity and enduring aesthetic and ingenuity of Kalabari artisans. The Kalabari people, most of whom make their homes in the eastern Niger Delta region of western Africa, are renowned for the artistry in working with globally imported textiles and dress for centuries. The 22 essays in this edited volume feature the work of leading Nigerian and American scholars and offer an in-depth, nuanced understanding of Kalabari textiles, aesthetics, and engagement with past and present global trade networks. Using dress and textiles as a lens, Global Trade and Cultural Authentication explores the Kalabari people's centuries-long role in the global trade arena. Their economic interconnectedness demonstrates that Africa was never a "dark continent" but, rather, critically involved in a global trade built around Kalabari resourcefulness and imagination.
The Dressed Society
Author: Peter Corrigan
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2008-01-16
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 1473903092
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt was traditionally said that ′clothes maketh the man′. But what codes and meanings are associated with dress in a society that consists of divisions between class, race, gender, family status and religion? Is social and cultural life still fundamentally themed by the clothes that we wear? If so, how should we read these codes and themes in order to decipher their relation to power and meaning? This exhaustive book demonstrates how dress shapes and is shaped by social processes and phenomena such as beauty, time, the body, the gift exchange, class, gender and religion. It does this through an analysis of topics like the Islamic clothing controversy in state schools, the multitude of identities associated with dress, the Dress Reform movement, the construction of the body in fashion magazines and the role of the internet in fashion. What emerges is a trenchant, sharply observed account of the place of dress in contemporary society. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in Sociology, Cultural Studies, Women′s Studies, Gender Studies, Anthropology and Fashion Studies.
The Meanings of Dress 2nd Edition
Author: Mary Lynn Damhorst
Publisher: Fairchild Books
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 584
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis revised collection of articles from magazines, newspapers, books and journals expands the readers awareness and understanding of what dress is all about. The essays in The Meanings of Dress, 2nd Edition, illustrate essential topics, such as dress and sociology, cultural studies, gender, religion, modesty and technological changes. Design and merchandising students will gain insight into how and why consumers buy clothing and other products related to dress and will grasp ways to forecast future trends. The book serves all interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary course needs.
Made to Be Seen
Author: Marcus Banks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012-08-01
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 0226036634
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMade to be Seen brings together leading scholars of visual anthropology to examine the historical development of this multifaceted and growing field. Expanding the definition of visual anthropology beyond more limited notions, the contributors to Made to be Seen reflect on the role of the visual in all areas of life. Different essays critically examine a range of topics: art, dress and body adornment, photography, the built environment, digital forms of visual anthropology, indigenous media, the body as a cultural phenomenon, the relationship between experimental and ethnographic film, and more. The first attempt to present a comprehensive overview of the many aspects of an anthropological approach to the study of visual and pictorial culture, Made to be Seen will be the standard reference on the subject for years to come. Students and scholars in anthropology, sociology, visual studies, and cultural studies will greatly benefit from this pioneering look at the way the visual is inextricably threaded through most, if not all, areas of human activity.
Molas
Author: Diana Marks
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2016-10-01
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0826357075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMolas, the distinctive blouses made and worn by Kuna women in Panama, are collected by thousands of enthusiasts as well as by anthropological museums all over the world. They are recognized everywhere as an identifier of the Kuna people and also of Panama. This book, based on original research, explores the origin of the mola in the early twentieth century, how it became part of the everyday dress of Kuna women, and its role in creating Kuna identity. Images drawn from more than twenty museums as well as private collections show the development of designs and techniques and highlight changes in the garment as an item of indigenous fashion. Applying an interdisciplinary approach—fusing historical, ethnographic, and material culture studies—author Diana Marks contributes to ongoing debates on cultural authenticity, the invention of traditions, and issues of gender and politics.
The Material Subject
Author: Urmila Mohan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-11-01
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1000182223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Material Subject emphasises how bodily and material cultures combine to make and transform subjects dynamically. The book is based on the French Matière à Penser (MaP) school of thought, which draws upon the ideas of Mauss, Schilder, Foucault and Bourdieu, among others, to enhance the anthropological study of embodiment, practices, techniques, materiality and power. Through theoretical sophistication and empirical field research, case studies from Europe, Africa and Asia bring MaP’s ideas into dialogue with other strands of material culture studies in the English-speaking world. These studies mediate different scales of engagement through a sensori-motor, affective and cognitive focus on practices of making and doing. Examples range from the precarity of professional divers in French public works to the gendered subjectivity of female carpet weavers in Morocco, from the ways Swiss watchmakers transmit craft knowledge to how Hindu devotees in India make efficacious use of altars, and from the enskilment of Paiwan indigenous people in Taiwan to the prestige of women’s wild silk wrappers in Burkina Faso. The chapters are organised according to domains of practice, defined as 'matter of' work and technology, heritage, politics, religion and knowledge. Scholars and students with an interest in material culture will gain valuable access to global research, rooted in a specific intellectual tradition.
Kengema Kalabari
Author: Sonny O. Braide
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2017-05-08
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1524591769
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe purpose of this book is to bring the history and life of the great Kalabari people to the world and especially the growing generations of the clan who know virtually nothing about their history and tradition, as well as information about others around them. The Kalabari story, like many oral traditions, continue to die away with time as Western civilization gains control of the younger generation who, for lack of better knowledge and practice of their culture, indulge wholeheartedly in the Western tradition hook, line, and sinker.
African Dress
Author: Karen Tranberg Hansen
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-04-11
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0857853813
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThrough a broad range of case studies based on pioneering research, African Dress explores key themes of fashion, the body, performance and identity. It is the first scholarly yet accessible overview of African fashion and dress practices.
