Skilled Immigrants in the Textile and Fashion Industries : Stories from a Globe-Spanning History / edited by Nazanin Hedayat Munroe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Munroe, Nazanin Hedayat, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign workers.

Textile workers--History.

Textile workers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

Manufacturing of textiles and apparel is arduous work, which historically depended on skilled artisans, inexpensive labor, and the introduction of labor-saving technology. Immigrant communities supplied much of the work force, bringing their own skill sets to new locations, leading to the development of new manufacturing centers and an increase in both production and technical expertise. Throughout the volume, the role of migration and immigrant involvement in manufacturing is also examined in relation to trade, politics, and socio-religious circumstances prompting relocation. Deconstructing the question of provenance by examining the cultural identity of migrant populations, the research brings to light ongoing dilemmas and practices of diaspora communities. By analyzing material, mythical, and technical aspects of textile and apparel production, contributors create a new narrative about textile- and garment-making as a collective endeavor, requiring diversity of skill and methodology to thrive.

Contents:

Part I: Introduction 1."Imported Skills: Immigrants, Cloth and Labor", Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, Director of Textiles & Assistant Professor, NYC College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York "History of Silk", Nader Sayadi, Postdoctoral Mellon Fellow, Met Museum, New York "History of the Loom", Maria Smith, Adj. Assistant Professor, Syracuse University, New York Part II: Imported myths, imported moths: Silk Production Across Asia 2."Of Prophets, Caterpillars and Silver: Job and the Origin-story of Sericulture in the Early Modern Islamic World", Dr. Nader Sayadi, Postdoctoral Mellon Fellow, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 3."Histories of Silken Skills: Immigrant Sericulturalists in Early Modern South Asia", Sylvia Houghteling, Assistant Professor, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA Part III: Imported Skills: Weaving specialists go global 4."Master Craftsmen in Migration: Safavid Silk Weavers in Mughal India" Dr. Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, Director of Textiles; Assistant Professor, NYC College of Technology, Brooklyn, NY 5."Weaving Andean Textiles on Islamic Looms: The Use of Imported Treadle Looms in the Colonial Andes", Dr. Maria Smith, Adj. Assistant Professor, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York Part IV: Imported labor: Enslaved and Immigrant Workers in America 6."Clothing the Black Body in Slavery", Prof. Wanett Clyde, Assistant Professor, City University of New York - NYC College of Technology 7."How the Other Half Works: Perceptions and Realities of Immigrant Labor in the NYC Apparel Industry", Dr. Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, Director of Textiles and Asst. Professor, City University of New York, NYC College of Technology, Brooklyn, New York Part V: Imported Culture: Textile as tradition in the Diaspora 8."Embodied Practice and Shifting Identities: Silk Weaving as a Cambodian Refugee During and After the Khmer Rouge Regime", Dr. Magali An Berthon, Postdoctoral Marie Curie Research Fellow, Center for Textile Research, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 9."The Evolution of an Identity: Tracing the Trajectory of Sindhi Arjakh Globally and Across the India-Pakistan border", Prof. Pragya Sharma, Lecturer, Indian Institute of Art and Design, New Delhi, India 10. Conclusion, Dr. Nazanin Hedayat Munroe, Director of Textiles; Assistant Professor, NYC College of Technology-CUNY, Brooklyn, New York Index

ISBN:

9781350273269

OCLC:

1414459020

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