TARA MAYER
Biographic Data
| ID | 5612715 |
|---|---|
| NAME | TARA MAYER |
| GIVEN NAMES | TARA |
| FAMILY NAME | MAYER |
| SIGNATURE | MAYER T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
One British Thing
Jodhpurs, despite their Indian name and provenance, are a quintessentially “British thing” in that they exemplify the material and cultural exchanges between Britain and its Indian colony in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The trousers, originally associated with elite Indian sportsmen and royalty, have become an iconic staple of British equestrian culture, cavalry uniforms, and fashionable leisurewear. This particular example of sa…
From craft to couture
The historical development of fashion has long been seen as a hallmark of European modernity. By contrast, the study of clothing in non-European societies has emphasized the immutability of dress in those societies. As a result, South Asian fashion is rarely discussed in the same terms that have underpinned the study of Western fashion, that is in the context of social, economic, and political change over time. This article situates the emergence…
Dress and Identity in British Literary Culture, 1870–1914, by Rosy Aindow
The emergence of the modern fashion industry in Britain during the second half of the nineteenth century reconfigured the ways in which the British population, and especially those from lower income groups, consumed and conceptualised dress. Scholars such as John Benson, Gareth Shaw, W.H. Fraser and Brett Shannon have traced the developments in garment production and evolutions in marketing and retailing that allowed Britons from lower income gro…
Cultural Cross-Dressing
This article provides new perspectives in interpreting the sartorial codes present in Orientalist portraits of European subjects. Art historians have traditionally implicated these works in the European imperialist project of appropriating, manipulating, and gaining mastery over the Orient. More recently, as part of a wider effort to challenge conventional portrayals of colonial encounters in purely confrontational, monolithic terms, portraits of…
From craft to couture
The historical development of fashion has long been seen as a hallmark of European modernity. By contrast, the study of clothing in non-European societies has emphasized the immutability of dress in those societies. As a result, South Asian fashion is rarely discussed in the same terms that have underpinned the study of Western fashion, that is in the context of social, economic, and political change over time. This article situates the emergence…
Cultural Cross-Dressing
This article provides new perspectives in interpreting the sartorial codes present in Orientalist portraits of European subjects. Art historians have traditionally implicated these works in the European imperialist project of appropriating, manipulating, and gaining mastery over the Orient. More recently, as part of a wider effort to challenge conventional portrayals of colonial encounters in purely confrontational, monolithic terms, portraits of…
Dress and Identity in British Literary Culture, 1870–1914, by Rosy Aindow
The emergence of the modern fashion industry in Britain during the second half of the nineteenth century reconfigured the ways in which the British population, and especially those from lower income groups, consumed and conceptualised dress. Scholars such as John Benson, Gareth Shaw, W.H. Fraser and Brett Shannon have traced the developments in garment production and evolutions in marketing and retailing that allowed Britons from lower income gro…
Cultural Cross-Dressing
This article provides new perspectives in interpreting the sartorial codes present in Orientalist portraits of European subjects. Art historians have traditionally implicated these works in the European imperialist project of appropriating, manipulating, and gaining mastery over the Orient. More recently, as part of a wider effort to challenge conventional portrayals of colonial encounters in purely confrontational, monolithic terms, portraits of…
From craft to couture
The historical development of fashion has long been seen as a hallmark of European modernity. By contrast, the study of clothing in non-European societies has emphasized the immutability of dress in those societies. As a result, South Asian fashion is rarely discussed in the same terms that have underpinned the study of Western fashion, that is in the context of social, economic, and political change over time. This article situates the emergence…
One British Thing
Jodhpurs, despite their Indian name and provenance, are a quintessentially “British thing” in that they exemplify the material and cultural exchanges between Britain and its Indian colony in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The trousers, originally associated with elite Indian sportsmen and royalty, have become an iconic staple of British equestrian culture, cavalry uniforms, and fashionable leisurewear. This particular example of sa…
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