Empire and the Fashioning of Whiteness
Im/Material Culture in the British Atlantic World, c. 1660-1820
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4771552 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beverly Lemire (0000-0003-2960-3270, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-87 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1953 • E-ISSN: 1530-9169 |
| Publisher | The MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/jinh_a_02032 |
| OpenAlex | W4400116834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Textiles played a crucial role in defining gender, rank, and race in British imperial expansion during the long eighteenth century. This period saw an emphasis on whiteness in skin and cloth, symbolizing social status and racial hierarchy, with laundering, largely performed by low-ranked and racialized women, maintaining pristine garments representing social "whiteness." Everyday clothing, its care, and the opulent societal lifestyle of the elite, characterized by events such as masquerade balls, upheld the imperial ethos of race and reinforced social hierarchies. A critical history of empire must examine fabrics and their use, as well as the motivations behind material whiteness
Ancient history · Art · Atlantic World · Empire · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |