Activist Tendencies in Craft

Carpenter, Ele. 2010. Activist Tendencies in Craft. Concept Store #3 Art, Activism and Recuperation., 3, [Article]

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Is Craftivism really activist? And what are the woolly threads that unravel the argument? Many are skeptical of the political claims of the DIY and craft movement, but the search for an authentic object can be misplaced in a contemporary networked and decentralized field of production. At the same time critical enquiry has to negotiate the hazards of knitted cakes!

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Article

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Art

Dates:

DateEvent
May 2010UNSPECIFIED

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Arts Council England Lottery FundedUNSPECIFIED
Bristol City CouncilUNSPECIFIED

Item ID:

3109

Date Deposited:

19 May 2010 14:09

Last Modified:

29 Apr 2020 15:27

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/3109

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