Charlotte Linton
Biographic Data
| ID | 881407 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charlotte Linton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charlotte |
| FAMILY NAME | Linton |
| SIGNATURE | LINTON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7890-4099 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Saving Katoku
Saving Katoku
Drawing on ethnographic research from Amami Ōshima, southern Japan, this paper documents the ways in which contemporary societies, from the hamlet to the nation state, are wrestling with opposing forces of environmental and economic sustainability and discusses the fractures this creates for people and ecosystems. It uses as a case study the protest to stop the construction of a seawall being built in Katoku, an ocean hamlet in Amami, based withi…
Re-evaluating a tree’s ‘real worth’
This article explores the precarity that surrounds the acquisition of techigi (yeddo hawthorn) trees, a material used in the production of traditional and contemporary textiles, on the island of Amami Ōshima, southern Japan. A waste product of industrial forestry, the article suggests that the difficulties craftspeople face in accessing techigi are symptoms of complex historical and contemporary processes linked to property regimes and resource m…
Making It For Our Country”
Based on one year of fieldwork on Amami Ōshima island, southern Japan, this paper explores how traditional craft industries navigate the paradox between preservation and innovation. By focusing on dorozome (mud-dyeing), a process used in the production of the Amamian kimono cloth Oshima tsumugi, I look at how the skills embedded in this traditional but financially troubled industry evolve. I discuss the internal resistance to change that craftspe…
Saving Katoku
Drawing on ethnographic research from Amami Ōshima, southern Japan, this paper documents the ways in which contemporary societies, from the hamlet to the nation state, are wrestling with opposing forces of environmental and economic sustainability and discusses the fractures this creates for people and ecosystems. It uses as a case study the protest to stop the construction of a seawall being built in Katoku, an ocean hamlet in Amami, based withi…
Making It For Our Country”
Based on one year of fieldwork on Amami Ōshima island, southern Japan, this paper explores how traditional craft industries navigate the paradox between preservation and innovation. By focusing on dorozome (mud-dyeing), a process used in the production of the Amamian kimono cloth Oshima tsumugi, I look at how the skills embedded in this traditional but financially troubled industry evolve. I discuss the internal resistance to change that craftspe…
Re-evaluating a tree’s ‘real worth’
This article explores the precarity that surrounds the acquisition of techigi (yeddo hawthorn) trees, a material used in the production of traditional and contemporary textiles, on the island of Amami Ōshima, southern Japan. A waste product of industrial forestry, the article suggests that the difficulties craftspeople face in accessing techigi are symptoms of complex historical and contemporary processes linked to property regimes and resource m…
Saving Katoku
Saving Katoku
Drawing on ethnographic research from Amami Ōshima, southern Japan, this paper documents the ways in which contemporary societies, from the hamlet to the nation state, are wrestling with opposing forces of environmental and economic sustainability and discusses the fractures this creates for people and ecosystems. It uses as a case study the protest to stop the construction of a seawall being built in Katoku, an ocean hamlet in Amami, based withi…
Geography (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (1 work) · Clothing (1 work)