{"product_id":"9781350580770","title":"Feel-able Fashion Dress and the Sensory Knowledge of Blindness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDress Cultures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFeel-able Fashion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDress and the Sensory Knowledge of Blindness\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJulie Gork | Reina Lewis | Elizabeth Wilson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesign \/ Fashion \u0026amp; Accessories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an industry in which appearances, images and looks dominate, have you ever considered what lies beyond the visual? Drawing on the embodied experience of blindness, this book attends to a “feel-able” world, revealing alternative ways of knowing and experiencing fashion and dress through the complexity of non-visual sensory knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBringing together sensory fashion studies and disability studies, Julie Gork combines in-depth interviews and reflexive autoethnographic practice to challenge and complicate the assumption that participation in the visuality of fashion is either necessary or desirable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoining people who are blind in their wardrobes and in retail spaces, we learn how the interaction of the senses, materiality and affect unsettles sighted expertise. By revealing the constellation of sensory skills and knowledge used to make sense of and appreciate fashion and dress, this powerful study offers new and transformative ways to experience fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Gork\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in the School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT University, Australia. Her research focuses on the body, sensory fashion, and disability. Before academia, Julie was a fashion trend forecaster.\u003cbr\u003e www.juliegork.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 October 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Visual Arts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350580770\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936267272332,"sku":"9781350580770","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_01b18e35-08a1-4bc9-bb3b-161ea676d60b.jpg?v=1786016968","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350580770","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}