The Politics Of Contemporary Craft Culture
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The Politics Of Contemporary Craft Culture
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Author : Jen Anisef
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
The Politics Of Contemporary Craft Culture written by Jen Anisef and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Consumer protection in art categories.
While once considered the domain of grandmothers and school children, crafts have become a trendy cultural practice among North American youth. The popularity of craft among young people has inspired on- and off-line communities in which craft is understood to have important social and political implications. Layering data from my ethnographic investigation of contemporary craft culture with Foucauldian and feminist theory I examine some of the ways in which young people employ craft as a tool of political resistance. After laying down a foundational model of politics rooted in Foucault's theory of power/knowledge I investigate crafters' contestation of dominant discourses connected to consumerism and gender roles. Crafters are producers in a culture of consumption, seeking fulfilling and ethical alternatives to the alienating life modes that surround them. In this thesis I demonstrate that contemporary craft is a meaningful social and political practice and that an analysis of this mode of resistance generates insights into the nature of the present-day political landscape. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).
The New Politics Of The Handmade
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Author : Anthea Black
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-12-10
The New Politics Of The Handmade written by Anthea Black and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-10 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Contemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism. The New Politics of the Handmade features twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. The authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft's connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.
Craft Is Political
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Author : D Wood
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-04-22
Craft Is Political written by D Wood and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-22 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Throughout the 21st century, various craft practices have drawn the attention of academics and the general public in the West. In Craft is Political, D Wood has gathered a collection of essays to argue that this attention is a direct response to and critique of the particular economic, social and technological contexts in which we live. Just as Ruskin and Morris viewed craft and its ethos in the 1800s as a kind of political opposition to the Industrial Revolution, Wood and her authors contend that current craft activities are politically saturated when perspectives from the Global South, Indigenous ideology and even Western government policy are examined. Craft is Political argues that a holistic perspective on craft, in light of colonialism, post-colonialism, critical race theory and globalisation, is overdue. A great diversity of case studies is included, from craft and design in Turkey and craft markets in New Zealand to Indigenous practitioners in Taiwan and Finnish craft education. Craft is Political brings together authors from a variety of disciplines and nations to consider politicised craft.
Craft Community And The Material Culture Of Place And Politics 19th 20th Century
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Author : Janice Helland
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Craft Community And The Material Culture Of Place And Politics 19th 20th Century written by Janice Helland and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Art categories.
Craft practice has a rich history and remains vibrant, sustaining communities while negotiating cultures within local or international contexts. More than two centuries of industrialization have not extinguished handmade goods; rather, the broader force of industrialization has redefined and continues to define the context of creation, deployment and use of craft objects. With object study at the core, this book brings together a collection of essays that address the past and present of craft production, its use and meaning within a range of community settings from the Huron Wendat of colonial Quebec to the Girls? Friendly Society of twentieth-century England. The making of handcrafted objects has and continues to flourish despite the powerful juggernaut of global industrialization, whether inspired by a calculated refutation of industrial sameness, an essential means to sustain a cultural community under threat, or a rejection of the imposed definitions by a dominant culture. The broader effects of urbanizing, imperial and globalizing projects shape the multiple contexts of interaction and resistance that can define craft ventures through place and time. By attending to the political histories of craft objects and their makers, over the last few centuries, these essays reveal the creative persistence of various hand mediums and the material debates they represented.
Extra Ordinary
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Author : Maria Elena Buszek
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Extra Ordinary written by Maria Elena Buszek and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
DIVCollection of essays that examine the aesthetics and politics of craft culture in the contemporary art world./div
Exploring Contemporary Craft
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Author : Jean Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Coach House Books
Release Date : 2002
Exploring Contemporary Craft written by Jean Johnson and has been published by Coach House Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Art categories.
The craft of craft, the art of craft – here in Canada we're just starting to really talk about these things. In March 1999, Jean Johnson, who runs Toronto's Craft Studio at Harbourfront Centre, organized a wildly successful symposium on the state of craft in Canada. Curators, writers, critics, academics and craftspeople spoke about all aspects of craft: history, practice, theory, criticism. Taken together, these papers create a clear picture of the vibrant crafts scene in Canada. The symposium was a groundbreaking event, a first in Canada, offering to the crafts community a new depth of consideration. The book, too, is a Canadian first, and it will allow a dialogue about the academic side of the craft movement to continue. Each of the book's three sections, History, Theory and Critical Writing, contains a keynote paper and essays by experts in each field, including Mark Kingwell writing 'On Style,' Blake Gopnik on 'Reviewing Craft Exhibitions for the Art Pages,' and Robin Metcalfe addressing 'Teacup Readings: Contextualizing Craft in the Art Gallery.'
Reinventing Craft In China
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Author : Geoffrey Gowlland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-12-30
Reinventing Craft In China written by Geoffrey Gowlland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-30 with categories.
A captivating journey into a world of craftwork that has undergone seismic change since the era of Chairman Mao. This is a highly significant book for all scholars of craft and material culture.
Craft And Contemporary Culture
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Author : Seonaid Mairi Robertson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Craft And Contemporary Culture written by Seonaid Mairi Robertson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Decorative arts categories.
Crafting Identity
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Author : Pavel Shlossberg
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2015-06-11
Crafting Identity written by Pavel Shlossberg and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-11 with Social Science categories.
Crafting Identity explores the complex interplay of social relations, values, dominations, and performances present in the world of Mexican mask making. The book examines how art, media, and tourism mediate Mexican culture from the margins (“arte popular”), making Mexican indigeneity “palatable” for Mexican nationalism and American and global markets for folklore.
The Politics Of Vietnamese Craft
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Author : Jennifer Way
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-10-03
The Politics Of Vietnamese Craft written by Jennifer Way and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-03 with Design categories.
Jennifer Way's study The Politics of Vietnamese Craft uncovers a little-known chapter in the history of American cultural diplomacy, in which Vietnamese craft production was encouraged and shaped by the US State Department as an object for consumption by middle class America. Way explores how American business and commerce, department stores, the art world and national museums variously guided the marketing and meanings of Vietnamese craft in order to advance American diplomatic and domestic interests. Conversely, American uses of Vietnamese craft provide an example of how the United States aimed to absorb post-colonial South Vietnam into the 'Free World', in a Cold War context of American anxiety about communism spreading throughout Southeast Asia. Way focuses in particular on the part played by the renowned American designer Russel Wright, contracted by the US International Cooperation Administration's aid programs for South Vietnam to survey the craft industry in South Vietnam and manage its production, distribution and consumption abroad and at home. Way shows how Wright and his staff brought American ideas about Vietnamese history and culture to bear in managing the making of Vietnamese craft.