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The subversive stitch : embroidery and the making of the feminine / Rozsika Parker.
"The Subversive Stitch is now available again with a new Introduction that brings the book up to date with exploration of the stitched art of Louise Bourgeois and Tracey Emin, as well as the work of new young female and male embroiderers. Rozsika Parker uses household accounts, women's magazines, letters, novels and the works of art themselves to trace through history how the separation of the craft of embroidery from the fine arts came to be a major force in the marginalisation of women's work. Beautifully illustrated, her book also discusses the contradictory nature of women's experience of embroidery: how it has inculcated female subservience while providing an immensely pleasurable source of creativity, forging links between women."--Pub. desc.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781848852839
- ISBN: 1848852835
- Physical Description: xxii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: New ed.
- Publisher: London ; I.B. Tauris, 2010.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Previous edition: London: Women's Press, 1996. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239), glossary, and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1 The Creation of Femininity -- 2 Eternalising the Feminine -- 3 Fertility, Chastity and Power -- 4 The Domestication of Embroidery -- 5 The Inculcation of Femininity -- 6 From Milkmaids to Mothers -- 7 Femininity as Feeling -- 8 A Naturally Revolutionary Art? |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Embroidery > History. Women in art. Femininity. Embroidery > Social aspects. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | NK9206 .P37 2010 (Text) | 30241832 | Book | Volume hold | Available | - | ||
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design | NK9206 .P37 2010 (Text) | 30232194 | Book | Available | - |
