Working the Fabric

Resourcefulness, Belonging and Island Life in Scotland’s Harris Tweed Industry

Joana Nascimento (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

230 Seiten

2023
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-80073-882-9 (ISBN)

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Trademark-protected since 1910, the famous woollen cloth known as Harris Tweed can only be produced in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland – yet it is exported to over 50 countries around the world. Examining contemporary experiences of work and life, this book is the first in-depth anthropological study of the renowned textile industry, complementing and updating existing historical and ethnographic research. Drawing on one year of ethnographic fieldwork research in the Outer Hebrides, it offers an intimate account of industry workers’ lived experiences and contributes to anthropological debates on work and labour, cultural production, inclusive belonging and place-making in global capitalism.

Joana Nascimento is a social anthropologist based at the University of Cambridge, where she works as a postdoctoral teaching and research associate. Her research explores the social, cultural and political-economic complexities of contemporary work and livelihood strategies.

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Note on Pseudonyms

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Working the Fabric

Chapter 1. Where Harris Tweed is Made: ‘Remoteness’, Resourcefulness and Island Life

Chapter 2. Following the Tweed Van: Road Stories, Productive Encounters, and Local Experiences of a Global Industry

Chapter 3. In the Loom Shed: Time, Work and Value in Harris Tweed Weaving

Chapter 4. Weaving Lives and Livelihoods: Uncertainty, Anticipation and Personal Narratives

Chapter 5. Manufacturing Repertoires: Production, ‘Heritage’ and Place-Making

Conclusion: ‘Finishing’ as a New Beginning

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	21.03.2023
Reihe/Serie	Anthropology at Work
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-80073-882-X / 180073882X
ISBN-13	978-1-80073-882-9 / 9781800738829
Zustand	Neuware