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- Book Title
- Wearing the Cheongsam : Dress and Culture in a Chinese Diaspora
- ISBN
- 9781350238060
- Subject Area
- Design, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Wearing the Cheongsam : Dress and Culture in a Chinese Diaspora
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Ethnic Studies / General, Fashion & Accessories, Gender Studies, Customs & Traditions
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Series
- Dress Cultures Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Item Weight
- 9.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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Associations between the cheongsam dress and Chinese cultural identity are well known but what are the meanings of the cheongsam for members of the Chinese diaspora? In a study grounded in first-hand accounts of wearing, Cheryl Sim explores the practices and experiences of women in Canada, a major Chinese diaspora, and carries out the first in-depth study of the cheongsam from this critical point of view.Questions explored over the course of 20 interviews, as well as during personal reflections on the author's own experiences of wearing, include: is there a desire to re-claim or appropriate the cheongsam? Does this desire risk perpetuating stereotypes of Asian women? Does it undermine one's identification with one's host country? Can erased heritage(s) be accessed through dress? And how does wearing the cheongsam interact with the male gaze? Revealing feelings of repulsion and attraction, Sim combines personal stories with an authoritative use of theoretical frameworks such as feminism, post-colonialism and autoethnography.Covering issues such as heritage, ethnic identity, authenticity, nationalism, patriarchy and assimilation, Sim demonstrates that the meanings of the cheongsam are multifarious. Readable but with strong academic underpinnings, this book is the entry point into discussions of Chinese dress and diaspora.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1350238066
ISBN-13
9781350238060
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2321427166
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Wearing the Cheongsam : Dress and Culture in a Chinese Diaspora
Publication Year
2021
Subject
Ethnic Studies / General, Fashion & Accessories, Gender Studies, Customs & Traditions
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Design, Social Science
Series
Dress Cultures Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Provides a thorough and nuanced analysis, of both the cheongsam's place in a globalized world, and what the garment represents to and on the bodies of women of Chinese descent all over the world., "By skillfully stitching race, gender and identity onto the cheongsam, Sim reveals the craft of the diasporic community and the multiplicity of this ethnic garment." -- Wessie Ling, Northumbria University, UK "In the first study of its kind, Cheryl Sim adds original and valuable insights to existing knowledge of the cheongsam. Weaving a path between personal and national histories, she establishes the garment as a signifier of identity, belonging and agency." -- Hazel Clark, Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA " Wearing the Cheongsam pulls a wily thread on this traditional Chinese dress, unravelling its complexity as exquisite adornment and cross-cultural signifier. Its power to encode women's bodies is seamlessly explored by Cheryl Sim." -- Monika Kin Gagnon, Concordia University, Canada, In the first study of its kind, Cheryl Sim adds original and valuable insights to existing knowledge of the cheongsam. Weaving a path between personal and national histories, she establishes the garment as a signifier of identity, belonging and agency., "Provides a thorough and nuanced analysis, of both the cheongsam's place in a globalized world, and what the garment represents to and on the bodies of women of Chinese descent all over the world." -- The Journal of Dress History "By skillfully stitching race, gender and identity onto the cheongsam, Sim reveals the craft of the diasporic community and the multiplicity of this ethnic garment." -- Wessie Ling, Northumbria University, UK "In the first study of its kind, Cheryl Sim adds original and valuable insights to existing knowledge of the cheongsam. Weaving a path between personal and national histories, she establishes the garment as a signifier of identity, belonging and agency." -- Hazel Clark, Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA " Wearing the Cheongsam pulls a wily thread on this traditional Chinese dress, unravelling its complexity as exquisite adornment and cross-cultural signifier. Its power to encode women's bodies is seamlessly explored by Cheryl Sim." -- Monika Kin Gagnon, Concordia University, Canada, By skillfully stitching race, gender and identity onto the cheongsam, Sim reveals the craft of the diasporic community and the multiplicity of this ethnic garment., Wearing the Cheongsam pulls a wily thread on this traditional Chinese dress, unravelling its complexity as exquisite adornment and cross-cultural signifier. Its power to encode women's bodies is seamlessly explored by Cheryl Sim.
Target Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
391.00951
Lc Classification Number
Gt1555
Table of Content
List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgements1 Introduction: One size does not fit all 2 Determining the 'fabric'3 The Cheongsam: A complex garment 4 Wearing practices in Canada: Ambivalence, Authenticity, and Agency5 Getting inside The Fitting Room 6 Conclusion: Cheongsam 2.0 / Making alterationsIndex
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