Costume: Performing Identities Through Dress

by Pravina Shukla

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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,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0253015774

ISBN13:9780253015778

Release Date:April 2015

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:2.10 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 7.0" x 9.4"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Design Social Science Social Sciences

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