My Account Log in

1 option

Queering the subversive stitch : men and the culture of needlework / Joseph McBrinn.

EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online

View online
Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
McBrinn, Joseph, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Male domination (Social structure).
Masculinity.
Needlework--Social aspects.
Needlework.
Queer theory.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (272 pages).
Edition:
First edition.
Distribution:
[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020
Place of Publication:
London ; Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020.
Summary:
"Queering the Subversive Stitch is the first book to unpick the construction of masculinity through an analysis of how and why men engage with needlework"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
"Only sissies and women sew": an introduction
Needlework and the creation of masculinities: "the prick" of patriarchy
"Killing the angel in the house": Victorian manliness, domestic handicrafts and homosexual panic
"The mesh canvas": amateur needlecrafts, masculinity and modernism
Masculinity and "the politics of cloth": from the "bad boys" of postmodern art to the "the boys that sew club" of the new millennium
Conclusion: "Men who embroider.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781474286084
1474286089
9781472578075
1472578074
9781472578068
1472578066
OCLC:
1238133586

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Library Catalog Using Articles+ Library Account