How textile communicates: from codes to cosmotechnics
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Beteilige Person: Langlois, Ganaele 1977- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2024
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Abstract:"Textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period. Up until the 19th century, civilizations throughout the world manipulated thread and fabric to communicate in a way that would astound many of us now. Unlike text and images, textile is haptic and three-dimensional. Its meaning is unfixed, constantly shifting as it circulates between different owners and creators. In How Textile Communicates, Ganaele Langlois dissects textile's unique capacity for communication through a range of global case studies, before examining the profound impact of colonialism on textile practice and the appropriation of this medium by capitalist systems. A thought-provoking contribution to the fields of both fashion and communication studies, Langlois' writing challenges readers' preconceptions and shines new light on the profound impact of textiles on human communication"--
Umfang:vii, 211 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781350384347