Personal adornment, as an extension of the body, is a crucial component in social interaction. The active process of adorning the body can shape embodied identities, such as social status, ethnicity, gender, and age. As a result of its dynamic and performative nature, the body c…
Fashioned selves: dress and identity in antiquity
by Colburn, Cynthia S., Nugent, Selin Elizabeth, Highcock, Nancy, Heyn, Maura K., Raja, Rubina, Stein, Diana L., Fox, Nili Sacher, Palmer, Christine A.., (Christine Anne), Verduci, Josephine A., Kawami, Trudy S., Anderson, Emily S. K., Thomason, Allison Karmel
The study of dress in antiquity has expanded in recent years, evolving from investigations of costume and ethnicity in ancient art and texts, to historical analyses of textiles and their production, to broader studies of the social roles of dressed bodies in ancient cultural con…