How Textile Communicates : From Codes to Cosmotechnics

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ganaele Langlois

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fashion and mass media.

Colonial influence.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomsbury Publishing 2023

Summary:

Textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period. Up until the 19th century, civilizations throughout the world manipulated thread and fabric to communicate in a way that would astound many of us now. Unlike text and images, textile is haptic and three-dimensional. Its meaning is unfixed, constantly shifting as it circulates between different owners and creators. In How Textile Communicates, Ganaele Langlois dissects textile's unique capacity for communication through a range of global case studies, before examining the profound impact of colonialism on textile practice and the appropriation of this medium by capitalist systems. A thought-provoking contribution to the fields of both fashion and communication studies, Langlois' writing challenges readers' preconceptions and shines new light on the profound impact of textiles on human communication.

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