How textile communicates : from codes to cosmotechnics /
Langlois, Ganaele,
How textile communicates : from codes to cosmotechnics / Ganaele Langlois. - vii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Textile as Communication -- Part I. Communicative Power. Unraveling Textile from Commodity to Communication ; Quechua Textility -- Part II. Technology and Imagination. Jacquard and the Creativity of Extensions ; Communicating Across the Abyss -- Part III. Transformative Entanglements. Reweaving the Interface ; Kené, or the Promise of Un-knowing -- Part IV. Cosmomedia. Cosmomedia: the Tale of Two Indigos -- Conclusion: The Shape of Things to Come. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7.
"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"--
9781350384347 1350384348
2024405434
Textile fabrics.
Textile fabrics--Social aspects.
Communication.
Indigenous arts--Economic aspects.
Textiles et tissus.
Information.
Textiles et tissus--Aspect social.
Communication visuelle.
cloth.
NK 8804 / L36 2024
How textile communicates : from codes to cosmotechnics / Ganaele Langlois. - vii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Textile as Communication -- Part I. Communicative Power. Unraveling Textile from Commodity to Communication ; Quechua Textility -- Part II. Technology and Imagination. Jacquard and the Creativity of Extensions ; Communicating Across the Abyss -- Part III. Transformative Entanglements. Reweaving the Interface ; Kené, or the Promise of Un-knowing -- Part IV. Cosmomedia. Cosmomedia: the Tale of Two Indigos -- Conclusion: The Shape of Things to Come. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7.
"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"--
9781350384347 1350384348
2024405434
Textile fabrics.
Textile fabrics--Social aspects.
Communication.
Indigenous arts--Economic aspects.
Textiles et tissus.
Information.
Textiles et tissus--Aspect social.
Communication visuelle.
cloth.
NK 8804 / L36 2024