Fashion as Communication
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (592 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415260183 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He holds a BA in Philosophy and Sociology and a PhD in Philosophy from the universities of York and Warwick, and his publications include "Fashion as Communication and Art, Design and Visual Culture: An Introduction.". Malcolm Barnard is Senior Lecturer in the School of Art and Design at the University of Derby, where he teaches the history and theory of art and design
What kinds of things do fashion and clothing say about us? What does it mean to wear Gap or Gaultier, Milletts or Moschino? Are there any real differences between Hip-Hop style and Punk anti-styles? In this fully revised and updated edition, Malcolm Barnard introduces fashion and clothing as ways of communicating and challenging class, gender, sexual and social identities.Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches from Barthes and Baudrillard to Marxist, psychoanalytic and feminist theory, Barnard addresses the ambivalent status of fashion in contemporary culture.
'One of the best compact intros to this fascinating topic.' - i-D Magazine
"An Excellent Primer on Fashion Theory" according to R.S. Covolo. Malcolm Barnard is one of the leading fashion theorists alive today. His expertise in the literature (see his reader Fashion Theory: A Reader (Routledge Student Readers) and his forthcoming Four volume Fashion (Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies) by the same publisher) is matched with this very concise and important survey of fashion theory utilizing the lens of communication. Malcolm is one of the few fashion theorists publishing these days who has the philosophical tools to think through semiotic theory. His chapter on fashion clothing and postm. Pure Textbook Though informative in exactly the way the title describes, it lacks any personality. It is like reading a dry, boring, antiquated textbook. Though the information is solid and probably applicable for the fashion studentor the student of anthropology or psychology, it is like eating spoonsful of plain flour instead of eating a slice of warm bread. I can enjoy reading textbookscertain ones are actually a good read. Especially when the author has some wit.It discusses the theory of clothing and how different society and tribes adorn themselves. And how the societ. No communitcation! This book, with such an important and wonderful premise, says very little.I had purchased this book thinking it would be a marvelous introduction book for costume design students to help them understand the communication power of clothing and fashion.But the author ultimately makes no real independent observations or helps to make sense of the numerous references provided by past historians.He introduces every topic (nearly every two pages) by stating "We just discussed x and we will now discuss y" and yet one marvels at what little was in fact actually said.H