A COMPANION TO TEXTILE CULTURE

A COMPANION TO TEXTILE CULTURE

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WILEY EDITORIAL - BLACKWELL
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978-1-118-76890-7
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u003cpu003eu003cbu003eAu003c/bu003eu003cbu003e lively and innovative collection of new and recent writings on the cultural contexts of textilesu003c/bu003e u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eThe study of textile culture is a dynamic field of scholarship which spans disciplines and crosses traditional academic boundariesu003ciu003e. A Companion to Textile Culture u003c/iu003eis an expertly curated compendium of new scholarship on both the historical and contemporary cultural dimensions of textiles, bringing together the work of an interdisciplinary team of recognized experts in the field. The u003ciu003eCompanionu003c/iu003e provides an expansive examination of textiles within the broader area of visual and material culture, and addresses key issues central to the contemporary study of the subject. u003c/pu003e u003cpu003eA wide range of methodological and theoretical approaches to the subject are explored—technological, anthropological, philosophical, and psychoanalytical, amongst others—and developments that have influenced academic writing about textiles over the past decade are discussed in detail. Uniquely, the text embraces archaeological textiles from the first millennium AD as well as contemporary art and performance work that is still ongoing. This authoritative volume: u003c/pu003e u003culu003e u003cliu003eOffers a balanced presentation of writings from academics, artists, and curators u003c/liu003e u003cliu003ePresents writings from disciplines including histories of art and design, world history, anthropology, archaeology, and literary studies u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eCovers an exceptionally broad chronological and geographical range u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eProvides diverse global, transnational, and narrative perspectives u003c/liu003e u003cliu003eIncluded numerous images throughout the text to illustrate key concepts u003c/liu003e u003c/ulu003e u003cpu003eu003ciu003eA Companion to Textile Cultureu003c/iu003e is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, instructors, and researchers of textile history, contemporary textiles, art and design, visual and material culture, textile crafts, and museology. u003c/pu003e