{"product_id":"global-craftivism-since-the-pussyhats-9798881801359","title":"Global Craftivism since the Pussyhats","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis anthology offers a framework for understanding why people urgently turn to textile handwork as a site of repair in a world on the brink and examines how craft expression aligns with political activism in a sometimes quirky and always colourful way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world at a constant crossroads of despair and disruption, chapter contributors provide a clear-eyed assessment of specific craft-activism campaigns since the \u003cem\u003ePussyhats\u003c\/em\u003e, focusing on the most pressing political issues of our time, as people seek to stitch a world aligned with their belief systems that is built on a DIY-ethos of hands-on community building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters explore the impact of craftivism in the late digital age, where hands-on production and creativity can serve as an antidote to the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence and a pervasive mistrust of political processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDoes craftivism serve any meaningful purpose at a time when it’s been increasingly corporatised in a capitalistic system devoted to profits and divisive sloganism? Can craftivism do more than amplify political divisions and reinforce suspicions of perceived ideological enemies, or can it model a more expressive and inclusive activist platform around the globe?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from among the most prominent thinkers on DIY civic engagement, \u003cem\u003eGlobal Craftivism since the Pussyhats: Handcraft Responses to Violence, War, Illness and Isolation\u003c\/em\u003e gives politically expressive crafting its due as a powerful social force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470746501356,"sku":"9798881801359","price":154.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9798881801359-global-craftivism-since-the-pussyhats.jpg?v=1775225062","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/global-craftivism-since-the-pussyhats-9798881801359","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}