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Uniforms exposed from conformity to transgression
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Uniforms exposed [electronic resource] : from conformity to transgression / Jennifer Craik.
ISBN
9781847881212 (ebook)
Published
Oxford : Berg, 2005.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xx, 268 p.) : ill.
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Summary
There is nothing uniform about wearing a uniform. This one article of clothing has arguably had a greater impact on the world than any other. From fascists to fashionistas, Uniforms Exposed looks at this most extraordinary of ordinary garments and its cultural meaning in our everyday lives. Tracing the troubling connections amongst religious orders, the military, schools and fetish clubs, Craik shows how uniforms alternately control bodies and enable subversion. What does it mean to wear one? Why do certain professions require them? Do they really tell wearers how to act and others how to respond? Answering these intriguing questions and many more, Craik shows how the uniform inspires fear and love, conformity and subversion, and why it has continued to fascinate across cultures and throughout history.
Variant and related titles
Berg fashion library.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 04, 2021
Series
Dress, body, culture
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
Contents
Part I: Uniforms and Culture Uniforms, Body Techniques and Culture Why Do Uniforms Intrigue Us? Technique of the Uniformed Body The Emergence of Uniforms of Modernity Part II: Uniforms and Authority From Military Uniforms To Codified Civility From Identification to Indulgence to Utilitarianism Glamour, Discipline, Modernity Functionality, Sexuality, Colonisation Military Uniforms and Civil Life School Uniforms and Docile Bodies Uniforms and Pedagogy Modern Masculinity and the Rise of School Uniforms One of the Boys? Uniform Codes and Feminine Persona Modifying School Uniforms Amid Youth Culture The School Uniform Debate Today Uniform Techniques Despite Fashion Changes Women in Uniform Modern Identities for Plucky Heroines Policing Femininity Fighting Women Brides of Christ or Sister Act: Dressing Women Clergy Sexualising Uniforms Part III: Uniforms for Work and Leisure Uniforms at Work Classic Elements of Work Uniforms 'Flight Refreshments': Dressing Airlines The Work of Occupational Uniforms Interpreting Occupational Uniforms Corporate, Quasi and Informal Uniforms Ambiguity and Occupational Identity Sports Uniforms to Sportswear Sporting Bodies and Disciplined Selves Defining Sports Uniforms and Sportswear Shaping Sports Uniforms: Some Historical Currents The Gendering of Sports Uniforms The Transformation of Sportswear Under Consumer Culture Fashioning Sports Clothing as Lifestyle Couture Sports Clothing as Fashion The Lycra Revolution Body Technologies From Stylish Sports Clothing to Sporty Style Part IV: Uniform Culture Uniforms in Fashion and Popular Culture Uniforms and Popular Culture Uniforms in Hollywood Musicals The Uniform in Fashion Photography Uniform Influences on Design Postmodern Sensibilities Subcultures and Uniforms From West to East-And Back Again The Popularity of Uniforms and Sexual Frisson Transgressive Uniforms in Contemporary Culture The Power of Uniforms Ecclesiastical Dress: From Carnival to Carnal Transgression and Culture The Transgressive Uptake of Uniforms Discipine and transgression Radicalism and transgression Sexuality and transgression
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