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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963-     Subjects     Sneakers.     Sneakers -- Social aspects.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963-       by title:      Sneakers : fashion, ...       by call number:      685.31 K22s     Search the Web     Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963-     Sneakers.     Sneakers -- Social aspects.       MARC Display

Sneakers : fashion, gender, and subculture / Yuniya Kawamura. by Kawamura, Yuniya, 1963- Bloomsbury Academic, c2016. Call #: 685.31 K22s Subjects Sneakers.   Sneakers -- Social aspects. Series Dress, body, culture. ISBN:  9780857857330 (pbk.) 0857857339 (pbk.) Description:  xiv, 147 p., 32 [p.] of col. plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Machine generated contents note: -- Part I: Introduction -- 1. The Socio-cultural Significance of Footwear: Past and Present -- 2. Gendered Footwear Fetishism: Sneakers for Men and Stiletto Heels for WomenPart II: Sneaker Subculture as a Masculine Phenomenon -- 3. The Background of a Sneaker Phenomenon: From Periphery to Mainstream -- 4. The Male Bond among Sneakerholics -- 5. Sneaker Collection as Competition and Obsession -- 6. A New Genre in the Art Scene: Sneaker Painting -- 7. The Sneaker Industry as the Global Fashion Industry Conclusion: The Intersections of Gender and Identity in the American Sneaker Subculture. Summary:  "This is the first academic study of sneakers and the subculture that surrounds them. Since the 1980s, members of American sneaker subcultures, popularly known as "sneakerheads" or "sneakerholics", have created a distinctive identity for themselves, while sneaker manufacturers such as Reebok, Puma and Nike have become global fashion brands. How have sneakers come to gain this status and what makes them attractive? In what ways are sneaker subcultures bound up with gender identity and why are sneakerholics mostly men? Based on the author's own ethnographic fieldwork in New York, where sneaker subculture is said to have originated, this unique study traces the transformation of sneakers from sportswear to fashion symbol. Sneakers explores the obsessions and idiosyncrasies surrounding the sneaker phenomenon, from competitive subcultures to sneaker painting and artwork. It is a valuable contribution to the growing study of footwear in fashion studies and will appeal to students of fashion theory, gender studies, sociology and popular culture"--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Non-Circulating Reference 685.31 K22s Non-circulating Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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