Bodywork: Dress as Cultural Tool

Dress and Demeanour in the South of Senegal

AvJanet Andrewes

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

Del 7 i serien African Social Studies Series

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Beskrivning

This book looks at the encounter between dress and the body. In the social sciences, dress tends to be viewed as a form of communication, a way in which the wearer gives expression to his or her ideas or situation. 'Bodywork', rather than looking at what people do with their clothes, looks at what clothes do with the wearers.In the context of three small West African communities – Muslim, Christian and Animist – the book describes the dress styles and dress practices of the villagers and shows how a particular way of dressing influences the body's demeanour and habit. It considers thereby the role played by dress in the enculturation of the body.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-10-26
Mått:155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:459 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:African Social Studies Series
Antal sidor:260
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004141070

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Janet Andrewes has a Ph.D. (2001) in Cultural Anthropology from the Free University of Amsterdam. With a background in fashion and dressmaking, she has worked for the last twenty years with another form of communication - language - as translator and editor.

Recensioner i media

'Her strength is connecting the body and dress as a totality that acknowledges movement as an integral part of understanding dress. Her in-depth fieldwork analysis to support that point with the comparison and contrast of the three locations is excellent'. Joanne Eicher.'Andrewes's emphasis on bodily comportment in relation to distinctive types of dress worn by Diola women and men, ..... make this book an important contribution to the recent literature on African dress and the body'. E.P. Renne, University of Michigan in Choice.