Crafting As World Making : Relationality, Language, and Knowledge Sharing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rizvi, Uzma Z.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Material culture.

Textile crafts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2026.

Summary:

Redefines "Craft" Beyond Economics: Moves the conversation away from simple production and trade, instead framing crafting as a fundamental way of "being" and making sense of the human experience. Global and Multidisciplinary Appeal: Uses diverse case studies across time and geography to explore how making objects--whether through text, image, or material--shapes our spiritual and social identities. Explores Human-Nature Connections: Investigates the "multispecies" side of crafting, showing how the act of making creates deep, emotional bonds between humans, the materials they use, and the natural world. Supplementary Material: Has a zine making guide on the website.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Introduction: Crafting as Worldmaking

Chapter 1 - Unmaking and Remaking: Reclaiming Indigenous Identity

Chapter 2 - More than Just a Copy: Mimesis in the Crafting of Our Worlds

Chapter 3 - Delight in Making: Affect, Metonymy, and Craft Practice

Chapter 4 - Design for Living: Andean-Amazonian Perspectives on Pre-Incaic Making and Decoration

Chapter 5 - Making MohenjoDaro: Crafting Relations of Place and Urban Subjectivity

Chapter 6 - Pyrotechnologies in Ancient South India: Crafting Ashmounds and Making Metal

Chapter 7 - Nomadic Pastoralism, Landscapes, and Coproduction

Chapter 8 - Tea and Beads: Crafting Relationships in Nineteenth-Century Hivernant Communities

Chapter 9 - Beading and Being in Relation: A Conversation Between Kisha Supernant and Krista Leddy

Chapter 10 - A Walk Among Texts: Exploring New Spaces in Crafting and Making

Conclusion: Concluding Thoughts on Crafting as Worldmaking and Collaborative Modes of Thinking, Writing, and Being

Appendix - Pages from the Zine, Making/UnMaking/ReMaking (2022)

Index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Rizvi, Uzma Z. Crafting As World Making

ISBN:

9781836955719

OCLC:

1593569132