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July 01 2009
Colonialism's Clothing: Africa, France, and the Deployment of Fashion
Victoria L. Rovine
Victoria L. Rovine
Victoria L. Rovine holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor in the School of Art and Art History and the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. Her book, Bogolan: Shaping Culture through Cloth in Contemporary Mali (Indiana University Press, 2008), explores the changing incarnations of textiles, fashion, and art in West Africa and the Diaspora. Her current research is focused on the exchanges between African and European cultures via dress and fashion design.
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Victoria L. Rovine
Victoria L. Rovine holds a joint appointment as Associate Professor in the School of Art and Art History and the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida. Her book, Bogolan: Shaping Culture through Cloth in Contemporary Mali (Indiana University Press, 2008), explores the changing incarnations of textiles, fashion, and art in West Africa and the Diaspora. Her current research is focused on the exchanges between African and European cultures via dress and fashion design.
Online ISSN: 1531-4790
Print ISSN: 0747-9360
© 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009
Design Issues (2009) 25 (3): 44–61.
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Victoria L. Rovine; Colonialism's Clothing: Africa, France, and the Deployment of Fashion. Design Issues 2009; 25 (3): 44–61. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/desi.2009.25.3.44
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