How Textile Communicates: From Codes to Cosmotechnics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781350386945)

Textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period. Up until the 19th century, civilizations throughout the world manipulated thread and fabric to communicate in a way that would astound many of us now.
Unlike text and images, textile is haptic and three-dimensional. Its meaning is unfixed, constantly shifting as it circulates between different owners and creators. In How Textile Communicates, Ganaele Langlois dissects textile's unique capacity for communication through a range of global case studies, before examining the profound impact of colonialism on textile practice and the appropriation of this medium by capitalist systems.

A thought-provoking contribution to the fields of both fashion and communication studies, Langlois' writing challenges readers' preconceptions and shines new light on the profound impact of textiles on human communication.

Author: Ganaele Langlois
ISBN-10: 1350386944
ISBN-13: 9781350386945
Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Language: English
Published: 07/24/2025
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d