Portfolio Task 4- Essay Ideas
Propose a topic and working title for your Level 5 essays. Your proposal should include-
5 bullet points explaining the main thrust of your argument.
Your chosen methodological approach
At least 5 texts (referenced using Harvard) from the library that you think will be useful for this essay, with a comment next to each explaining why.
A .jpeg of a relevant image that you may discuss in the essay, again briefly explaining why.
5 bullet points explaining the main thrust of your argument.
Your chosen methodological approach
At least 5 texts (referenced using Harvard) from the library that you think will be useful for this essay, with a comment next to each explaining why.
A .jpeg of a relevant image that you may discuss in the essay, again briefly explaining why.
Essay Plan
To what extent could craftivism be thought of as a symbolic to patriarchal capitalism?
· Intro – the patriarchal consumer society
· Challenging it - craftivism
· What is craftivism?
“Craftivism is a way of looking at life where voicing opinions through creativity makes your voice stronger, your compassion deeper & your quest for justice more infinite.”
· Roots in 3rd feminism – traditional “feminine” pastimes. Reclaiming.
“Wanting to conquer both a drill and a knitting needle, there was a return to home economics tinged with a hint of irony as well as a fond embracement.”
Handmade Nation - Preface
“We were redefining what craft was and making it our own.”
Handmade Nation – p.1
“craft is not simply about making but about making a political statement-for better or worse”
· Examples and analysis
· Anti-capitalism – DIY ethics, lofi.
“In a world that was growing increasingly large and unfamiliar, craftivism fought to bring back the personal into our daily lives to replace some of the mass-produced.”
Handmade Nation - preface
“we were creating an independent economy free from corporate ties”
Handmade Nation – p. 1
“Making your own clothes, your won dinnerware, your own art has become a way to politely (or maybe not so politely) give “the man” the middle finger.”
· Examples and analysis
Networking, blogs, community, collectives, sharing.
Etsy. Craftivist collective. Stitch ‘n’ bitch.
· Conclusion
Marianne Jorgesen - Pink M.34 Cheffee Tank
Using craft to highlight issues and render them powerless.
Erin Dollar - Beards.
Statements about gender roles in society.
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