How Textile Communicates: From Codes to Cosmotechnics - Couverture souple

Langlois, Ganaele

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1350386944 ISBN 13 : 9781350386945

Editeur : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2025

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ganaele Langlois is Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at York University, Canada.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

An exploration of textile’s rich history as a communicative medium, and its appropriation by colonialist and capitalist systems.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1350386944
• ISBN 13: 9781350386945
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 222
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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