Dress sense : emotional and sensory experiences of the body and clothes

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Dress sense : emotional and sensory experiences of the body and clothes

edited by Donald Clay Johnson and Helen Bradley Foster

Berg, 2007

English ed

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

Available at  / 7 libraries

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Bibliography: each end of chapters

Contents of Works

  • pt. 1: Historical perspectives
  • Sight, sound, and sentiment in Greek village dress / Linda Welters
  • More than costume history : dress in Somali culture / Heather Marie Akou
  • Dress, Hungarian socialism, and resistance / Katalin Medvedev
  • Clothes make the Empire : British dress in India / Donald Clay Johnson
  • African American enslavement and escaping in disguise / Helen Bradley Foster
  • pt. 2: Living traditions
  • The role of scents and the body in Turkey / Marlene R. Breu
  • Awakening the senses : the aesthetics of Moroccan Berber dress / Cynthia Becker
  • The power of touch : women's waist beads in Ghana / Suzanne Gott
  • Indian Madras plaids as real India / Sandra Lee Evenson
  • Performing dress and adornment in Southeastern Nigeria / Sarah Adams
  • pt. 3: Challenging traditions
  • Women, migration, and the experience of dress / Mary A. Littrell and Jennifer Paff Ogle
  • Handmade textiles : global markets and authenticity / Victoria L. Rovine
  • Growing old and dressing (dis)gracefully / Annette Lynch, M. Elise Radina, and Marybeth C. Stalp
  • pt. 4: The future
  • Embodying the feminine : male-to-female cross-dressing / Jane E. Hegland and Nancy Nelson Hodges
  • Virtual sensations : dress online / Suzanne Loker and Susan P. Ashdown

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: cloth ISBN 9781845206925

Description

Dress Sense explores the importance of the senses and emotions in the way people dress, and how they attach value and significance to clothing. Inspired by the work of Joanne B. Eicher, contributors offer different multi-disciplinary perspectives on this key and unexplored topic in dress and sensory anthropology. The essays present historical, contemporary and global views, from British imperial dress in India, to revolutionary Socialist dress. Issues of body and identity are brought to the fore in the sexual power of Ghanian women's waistbeads, the way cross-dressers feel about their clothing, and how the latest three-dimensional body-scanning technology affects people's perception of themselves and their bodies. For students and researchers of dress and anthropology, Dress Sense will be invaluable in understanding the cross-cultural, emotional and sensual experience of dress and clothing.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Helen Bradley Foster and Donald Clay Johnson Part I. Historical Perspectives 1. Sight, Sound, and Sentiment in Greek Village Dress, Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island 2. More than Costume History: Dress in Somali Culture, Heather Marie Akou, Indiana University 3. Dress, Hungarian Socialism, and Resistance, Katalin Medvedev, University of Minnesota 4. Clothes Make the Empire: British Dress in India, Donald Clay Johnson, University of Minnesota 5. African American Enslavement and Escaping in Disguise, Helen Bradley Foster, University of Minnesota Part II. Living Traditions 6. Indian Madras Plaids as Real India, Sandra Evenson, University of Idaho 7. The Role of Scents and the Body in Turkey, Marlene Breu, Western Michigan University 8. Awakening the Senses: the Aesthetics of Moroccan Berber Dress, Cynthia Becker, Boston University 9. The Power of Touch: Women's Waistbeads in Ghana, Suzanne Gott, Kansas City Art Institute 10. Performing Dress and Adornment in Southeastern Nigeria, Sarah Adams, University of Iowa Part III. Challenging Traditions 11. Women, Migration, and the Experience of Dress, Mary A. Littrell, Colorado State University and Jennifer Paff Ogle, Colorado State University 12. Handmade Textiles: Manufacturing African Authenticity, Victoria L. Rovine, University of Florida 13. Growing Old and Dressing (Dis)Gracefully, Annette Lynch, University of Northern Iowa, M. Elise Radina, Miami University and Marybeth C. Stalp, University of Northern Iowa Part IV. The Future 14. Embodying the Feminine: Male-to-Female cross-Dressing, Jane E. Hegland, South Dakota State University and Nancy Nelson Hodges, University of North Carolina 15. Virtual Sensation: Dress Online, Suzanne Loker, Cornell University and Susan P. Ashdown, Cornell University
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781845206932

Description

Dress Sense explores the importance of the senses and emotions in the way people dress, and how they attach value and significance to clothing. Inspired by the work of Joanne B. Eicher, contributors offer different multi-disciplinary perspectives on this key and unexplored topic in dress and sensory anthropology. The essays present historical, contemporary and global views, from British imperial dress in India, to revolutionary Socialist dress. Issues of body and identity are brought to the fore in the sexual power of Ghanian women's waistbeads, the way cross-dressers feel about their clothing, and how the latest three-dimensional body-scanning technology affects people's perception of themselves and their bodies. For students and researchers of dress and anthropology, Dress Sense will be invaluable in understanding the cross-cultural, emotional and sensual experience of dress and clothing.

Table of Contents

Introduction, Helen Bradley Foster and Donald Clay Johnson Part I. Historical Perspectives 1. Sight, Sound, and Sentiment in Greek Village Dress, Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island 2. More than Costume History: Dress in Somali Culture, Heather Marie Akou, Indiana University 3. Dress, Hungarian Socialism, and Resistance, Katalin Medvedev, University of Minnesota 4. Clothes Make the Empire: British Dress in India, Donald Clay Johnson, University of Minnesota 5. African American Enslavement and Escaping in Disguise, Helen Bradley Foster, University of Minnesota Part II. Living Traditions 6. Indian Madras Plaids as Real India, Sandra Evenson, University of Idaho 7. The Role of Scents and the Body in Turkey, Marlene Breu, Western Michigan University 8. Awakening the Senses: the Aesthetics of Moroccan Berber Dress, Cynthia Becker, Boston University 9. The Power of Touch: Women's Waistbeads in Ghana, Suzanne Gott, Kansas City Art Institute 10. Performing Dress and Adornment in Southeastern Nigeria, Sarah Adams, University of Iowa Part III. Challenging Traditions 11. Women, Migration, and the Experience of Dress, Mary A. Littrell, Colorado State University and Jennifer Paff Ogle, Colorado State University 12. Handmade Textiles: Manufacturing African Authenticity, Victoria L. Rovine, University of Florida 13. Growing Old and Dressing (Dis)Gracefully, Annette Lynch, University of Northern Iowa, M. Elise Radina, Miami University and Marybeth C. Stalp, University of Northern Iowa Part IV. The Future 14. Embodying the Feminine: Male-to-Female cross-Dressing, Jane E. Hegland, South Dakota State University and Nancy Nelson Hodges, University of North Carolina 15. Virtual Sensation: Dress Online, Suzanne Loker, Cornell University and Susan P. Ashdown, Cornell University

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