Joanna Mann
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3692630 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Joanna Mann |
| NOMBRES | Joanna |
| APELLIDO | Mann |
| FIRMA | MANN J |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Bristol |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Five advantages of skill
In this Special Issue we explore and extend conceptions, characterisations, and applications of skill within and beyond geography. Framed by the question: "where is skill located?", the papers assembled do not just explore where skilled practice 'takes place', its sites and situations, but also prompt a deeper ontological and epistemological rethinking of skill. And it is this rethinking of skill that is at stake in our editorial. In what follows…
Knitting the archive
Conjuring up images of fine openwork shawls, Shetland lace knitting might seem to be the very essence of 'tradition'. Although contemporary scholarship is increasingly noting the diversity of knitting practices and practitioners - from stitch 'n bitch to yarn bombing - accounts of Shetland lace knitting often convey a sense of a skilled practice which has remained unchanged since time immemorial. In this article, I illustrate and unravel how the …
Towards a politics of whimsy
Whimsy describes the capricious, playful and fanciful, and designates something irrational or without an immediately obvious reason to exist. I argue that this frivolity and illogicality are precisely what can make whimsy a significant, if fleeting, ground for micro‐political change. To demonstrate this claim I use the example of yarn bombing – a contemporary form of street art in which knitted and crocheted items are attached to parts of the urb…
Towards a politics of whimsy
Whimsy describes the capricious, playful and fanciful, and designates something irrational or without an immediately obvious reason to exist. I argue that this frivolity and illogicality are precisely what can make whimsy a significant, if fleeting, ground for micro‐political change. To demonstrate this claim I use the example of yarn bombing – a contemporary form of street art in which knitted and crocheted items are attached to parts of the urb…
Five advantages of skill
In this Special Issue we explore and extend conceptions, characterisations, and applications of skill within and beyond geography. Framed by the question: "where is skill located?", the papers assembled do not just explore where skilled practice 'takes place', its sites and situations, but also prompt a deeper ontological and epistemological rethinking of skill. And it is this rethinking of skill that is at stake in our editorial. In what follows…
Knitting the archive
Conjuring up images of fine openwork shawls, Shetland lace knitting might seem to be the very essence of 'tradition'. Although contemporary scholarship is increasingly noting the diversity of knitting practices and practitioners - from stitch 'n bitch to yarn bombing - accounts of Shetland lace knitting often convey a sense of a skilled practice which has remained unchanged since time immemorial. In this article, I illustrate and unravel how the …
Towards a politics of whimsy
Whimsy describes the capricious, playful and fanciful, and designates something irrational or without an immediately obvious reason to exist. I argue that this frivolity and illogicality are precisely what can make whimsy a significant, if fleeting, ground for micro‐political change. To demonstrate this claim I use the example of yarn bombing – a contemporary form of street art in which knitted and crocheted items are attached to parts of the urb…
Five advantages of skill
In this Special Issue we explore and extend conceptions, characterisations, and applications of skill within and beyond geography. Framed by the question: "where is skill located?", the papers assembled do not just explore where skilled practice 'takes place', its sites and situations, but also prompt a deeper ontological and epistemological rethinking of skill. And it is this rethinking of skill that is at stake in our editorial. In what follows…
Knitting the archive
Conjuring up images of fine openwork shawls, Shetland lace knitting might seem to be the very essence of 'tradition'. Although contemporary scholarship is increasingly noting the diversity of knitting practices and practitioners - from stitch 'n bitch to yarn bombing - accounts of Shetland lace knitting often convey a sense of a skilled practice which has remained unchanged since time immemorial. In this article, I illustrate and unravel how the …
Law (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Sociology (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Art (2 obras) · Crafts, Textile, and Design (2 obras) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (2 obras) · Law (2 obras) · Politics (2 obras) · Anthropology (1 obras)