{"product_id":"the-textile-reader-9781350239845","title":"The Textile Reader","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAddressing textiles as a distinctive area of cultural practice and field of scholarly research, \u003ci\u003eThe Textile Reader\u003c\/i\u003e introduces students to the key issues essential to the exploration of the textile from both a critical and a creative perspective. The second edition brings together lectures, catalogue essays, academic articles, fiction, and poetry, as well as several articles available in English translation for the first time, to capture the diversity of voices informing textile studies today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContent is organized around the themes of touch, memory, structure, politics, and production, plus a new section exploring the role of community. With 22 new contributors, this revised edition includes selected work from Maria Fusco, Ursula le Guin, Elaine Igoe, Faith Ringgold, and T'ai Smith. Extended introductions and annotated suggestions for further reading by the editor, Jessica Hemmings, make the second edition an invaluable resource to students of textiles, craft, and material culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455810486508,"sku":"9781350239845","price":84.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350239845.jpg?v=1774800090","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-textile-reader-9781350239845","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}