Queering the subversive stitch

Queering the subversive stitch Men and the culture of needlework

Joseph McBrinn

Book - 2021

"Queering the Subversive Stitch is the first book to unpick the construction of masculinity through an analysis of how and why men engage with needlework"--

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Subjects
Needlework > Social aspects.
Masculinity.
Queer theory.
Male domination (Social structure)
Travaux à l'aiguille > Aspect social.
Masculinité.
Théorie queer.
Domination masculine (Structure sociale)
Masculinity
Queer theory
Borduurwerk
Sociale aspecten
Mannelijkheid
Homoseksualiteit
Queer studies.
Published
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts 2021.
Language
English
Main Author
Joseph McBrinn (author)
Physical Description
xxii, 231 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781472578044
9781472578051
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. 'Only sissies and women sew': An introduction
  • 2. Needlework and the creation of masculinities: 'The prick' of patriarchy
  • 3. 'Killing the angel in the house': Victorian manliness, domestic handicrafts and homosexual panic
  • 4. 'The mesh canvas': Amateur needlecrafts, masculinity and modernism
  • 5. Masculinity and 'the politics of cloth': From the 'bad boys' of postmodern art to the 'boys that sew club' of the new millennium
  • 6. Conclusion: 'Men who Embroider'
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

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