Material culture and authenticity : fake branded fashion in Europe / Magdalena Craciun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crăciun, Magdalena, author.

Series:

Materializing Culture

Materializing culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Material culture--Europe.

Material culture.

Fashion design--Europe.

Fashion design.

Brand name products--Europe.

Brand name products.

Counterfeits and counterfeiting--Europe.

Counterfeits and counterfeiting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of material culture demonstrates that objects make people just as much as people make, exchange and consume objects. But what if these objects are, in the eyes of others, only fakes? What kind of material mirror are people looking into? Are their real selves really reflected in this mirror? This book provides an original and revealing study into engagements with objects that are not what they are claimed and presumed to be and, subsequently, are believed to betray their makers as well as users. Drawing upon an ethnography of fake branded garments in Turkey and Romania, Material Culture and Authenticity shows how people can make authentic positions for themselves in and through fake objects.The book will be of interest to students and scholars working in the fields of anthropology, material culture and cultural studies as well as to general readers interested in ethnographic alternatives to biographies of famous fakers and fakes.

Contents:

Material Culture and Authenticity; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Fake Brands; 3 The Elusiveness of Inauthenticity, The Materiality of Brand: Fake Branded Garments in Turkey; 4 The Elusiveness of Inauthenticity, The Materiality of Brand: Fake Branded Garments in Romania; 5 Inauthentic Objects, Authentic Selves; 6 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

"First published 2014 by Bloomsbury Academic."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-00-308600-4

1-000-18955-4

1-000-18292-4

1-003-08600-4

1-4742-1410-X

1-4725-1713-X

1-4725-1712-1

9781003086000

OCLC:

1158313812