Politics and the Female Image in Iceland
National dress is a significant factor in a culture’s international identity and therefore, is especially political. While each nation has a higher, official culture that is portrayed internationally, people living within that culture have their own creative craft and ways of doing things. Although...
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DigitalCommons@URI
2018
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/textiles_seminar/2018/2018/2 https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/textiles_seminar/article/1064/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf |
| Summary: | National dress is a significant factor in a culture’s international identity and therefore, is especially political. While each nation has a higher, official culture that is portrayed internationally, people living within that culture have their own creative craft and ways of doing things. Although ritualistic aspects, including national dress, bind a society together, liminal moments tend to lead to a change in ritual or rather, the creation of a new narrative. Dr. Karl Aspelund used his study of national dress, and more specifically the female image, in Iceland to reveal the political influences that surround a nation’s identity in the form of dress. |
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