| Uniforms Exposed: From Conformity to Transgression Contributor(s): Craik, Jennifer (Author) |
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ISBN: 1859738044 ISBN-13: 9781859738047 Publisher: Berg 3pl OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: From religious orders to the military, schools to fetish clubs, uniforms shape identities. What does it mean to wear one? Why do certain professions require them? Why are uniforms so alluring when they inspire so many ambivalent feelings? Craik debunks the myth that the meaning of uniforms is transparent. From nurses to brides, from athletes to police officers, uniforms express certain implicit (and sometimes explicit) codes about power, transgression, eroticism and masquerade." Uniforms Exposed" investigates the social and cultural significance of these ordinary yet extraordinary garments. Craik demonstrates how uniforms go well beyond the standard definitions of order, discipline, conformity, pride and authority. Their meaning, she argues, is thoroughly context-dependent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Design | Fashion & Accessories - Design | Textile & Costume |
| Dewey: 391 |
| LCCN: 2005010964 |
| Series: Dress, Body, Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.82" W x 9.7" (1.29 lbs) 290 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is nothing uniform about wearing a uniform. This one article of clothing has arguably had a greater impact on the world than any other. From fascists to fashionistas, Uniforms Exposed looks at this most extraordinary of ordinary garments and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing the troubling connections amongst religious orders, the military, schools and fetish clubs, Craik shows how uniforms alternately control bodies and enable subversion. What does it mean to wear one? Why do certain professions require them? Do they really tell wearers how to act and others how to respond? Answering these intriguing questions and many more, Craik shows how the uniform inspires fear and love, conformity and subversion, and why it has continued to fascinate across cultures and throughout history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Craik, Jennifer: - Jennifer Craik is at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.Eicher, Joanne B.: - Joanne B. Eicher is Regents Professor Emerita at the University of Minnesota. Joanne is Editor-in-Chief, Encyclopedia of Dress and Fashion (Bloomsbury and OUP); Series Editor, Dress, Body Culture (Bloomsbury); Author, Editor, Co-Editor, The Visible Self, (Fairchild); Dress and Gender (Berg); Dress and Ethnicity (Berg); Beads and Beadmakers (Berg); Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride (National Geographic); a wide variety of published articles in professional journals and chapters in books. |