Bibliograph

Costume, performing identities through dress

Type

Label

Costume, performing identities through dress

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Costume

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

performing identities through dress

Summary

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, and Sweden to show how individuals use costumes for social communication and to express facets of their personalities

Target audience

adult

Classification