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. Althoug...
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ftunivrhodeislan:oai:digitalcommons.uri.edu:textiles_seminar-1064 2024-09-15T18:13:17+00:00 Politics and the Female Image in Iceland Aspelund, Karl 2018-02-22T00:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/textiles_seminar/2018/2018/2 https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/textiles_seminar/article/1064/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@URI https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/textiles_seminar/2018/2018/2 https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/context/textiles_seminar/article/1064/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf Seminar in Textiles and Clothing text 2018 ftunivrhodeislan 2024-08-21T00:09:33Z 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. Text Iceland University of Rhode Island: DigitalCommons@URI |
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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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