In this Book
- Costume: Performing Identities through Dress
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Indiana University Press
summary
What does it mean to people around the world to put on costumes to celebrate their heritage, reenact historic events, assume a role on stage, or participate in Halloween or Carnival? Self-consciously set apart from everyday dress, costume marks the divide between ordinary and extraordinary settings and enables the wearer to project a different self or special identity. Pravina Shukla offers richly detailed case studies from the United States, Brazil, and Sweden to show how individuals use costumes for social communication and to express facets of their personalities.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xiv
- 2. Heritage: Folk Costume in Sweden
- pp. 71-116
- 5. Living History: Colonial Williamsburg
- pp. 165-200
- Conclusion: Costume as Elective Identity
- pp. 249-272
- Bibliography
- pp. 295-314
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253015815
Related ISBN(s)
9780253015778
MARC Record
OCLC
903358866
Pages
336
Launched on MUSE
2015-02-25
Language
English
Open Access
No