Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Agricultural and Resource Economics (2)
- Animal Sciences (2)
- Animal Studies (2)
- Anthropology (2)
- East Asian Languages and Societies (2)
-
- Life Sciences (2)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (2)
- Asian History (1)
- Business (1)
- Creative Writing (1)
- Economics (1)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (1)
- Growth and Development (1)
- History (1)
- Human Ecology (1)
- International Business (1)
- Operations and Supply Chain Management (1)
- Place and Environment (1)
- Poetry (1)
- Politics and Social Change (1)
- Sociology of Culture (1)
- South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies (1)
- Work, Economy and Organizations (1)
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts
Unity In Diversity: Textile Expressions Of The Human Condition In Times Of Economic And Cultural Anxiety, Eli J. Baez
Unity In Diversity: Textile Expressions Of The Human Condition In Times Of Economic And Cultural Anxiety, Eli J. Baez
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Questions about the roots of human nature have been plaguing human societies across the globe since the beginning of time. Whole societies are built around the perceived answers, and the art which these societies produce reflect upon it and even contribute to constructing ‘proper’ human behavior. One such artistic material that lays literally quite close to the human body is the textile. Textiles can possess the specific power to shape the way in which an individual human body is presented to others, as well as to position a collective of humans in relation to others. In other words, textiles can …
Spun Truths: Outcomes Of Mongolia’S Cashmere Program In Domestic Processing Facilities And Supply Chain, Daniel Strodel
Spun Truths: Outcomes Of Mongolia’S Cashmere Program In Domestic Processing Facilities And Supply Chain, Daniel Strodel
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Since Mongolia’s transition to a market economy cashmere goats' population quintupled and their share of the nation’s total live-stock doubled. Cashmere is Mongolia’s third largest export and herders’ primary source of cash income. However, Mongolian cashmere processing facilities operate well below capacity because they cannot compete with high prices paid by Chinese traders. The latest intervention in a series of industry reforms is the four year Cashmere Program, which is being implemented by the Mongolian Ministry of Agriculture and Light Industry. In order to increase the amount of cashmere processed and exported from Mongolia, the program invests in domestic processing …
The Last Yak Song: A Recount Of The Decline Of Pastoral Herding In Lower Mustang, Rachel Hellman
The Last Yak Song: A Recount Of The Decline Of Pastoral Herding In Lower Mustang, Rachel Hellman
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
This project is fundamentally one of documentation and rumination, a case study of a profound change taking place. I initially sought to exercise my creative voice, and to uncover the world of the yak, a dying world at that. As my time progressed in Lower Mustang, it became clear that given the breadth and depth of change in the area, a more extensive and detailed analysis was necessary to truly paint a picture of the ways in which yak herding, engrained so finely into the cultural and social tapestry of the landscape, is disappearing. In this paper, using primarily interviewee’s …