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Bulletproof fashion : security, emotions, and the fortress body
- Title
- Bulletproof fashion : security, emotions, and the fortress body / Barbara Sutton.
- Author
- Sutton, Barbara, 1970-
- Publication
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
- ©2023
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Details
- Description
- ix, 163 pages; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "In the context of gun proliferation and persistent gun violence in the United States, a controversial security strategy has gained public attention: bulletproof fashion. This book examines concerns about security focusing on armored clothing and accessories for civilians. Available for children and adults, such ballistic products include colorful backpacks, elegant suits, sports jackets, feminine dresses, trendy vests, and medical lab coats. These products are paradigmatic of a "fashion of fear"-the practice of outfitting the body with apparel aimed at maximizing personal security. This fashion encourages the emergence of both a fortress body and an armored society. Sutton also explores the wider social factors influencing the bulletproof fashion phenomenon, including the inequalities associated with neoliberalism and the militarization of civilian life. The book sheds light on the role of emotions in relation to discourses and perceptions of security, and encourages feminist and sociological studies to pay attention to the linkages between security, bodies, and dress. It is ideal for students and scholars interested in security and gun violence, culture and politics, neoliberalism and consumption, and bodies and emotions"--
- Series Statement
- Fashion sociologies
- Subject
- Fashion > Social aspects > United States
- Ballistic fabrics > Social aspects > United States
- Body armor > Social aspects > United States
- Firearms > Social aspects > United States
- Security (Psychology) > United States
- Fashion > Social aspects
- Firearms > Social aspects
- Security (Psychology)
- Fashion
- Ballistic fabrics
- Social aspects
- Body armor
- Firearms
- United States
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Security and the Fashion of Fear -- Emotions and Security -- Emotions and the Commercialization of Bulletproof Fashion -- Aesthetics of Security: Emotions, Bodies, and Bulletproof Fashion -- Feeling and Thinking about Bulletproof Fashion: Stakeholders' Perspectives.
- Call Number
- JQE 24-490
- ISBN
- 9781032354316
- 1032354313
- 9781032354323
- 1032354321
- 9781003326854 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781000883589 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781000883534 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022057552
- OCLC
- 1355200721
- Author
- Sutton, Barbara, 1970- author.
- Title
- Bulletproof fashion : security, emotions, and the fortress body / Barbara Sutton.
- Publisher
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
- Copyright Date
- ©2023
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Fashion sociologies
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Sutton, Barbara, 1970- Bulletproof fashion Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2023 9781003326854 (DLC) 2022057553
- Research Call Number
- JQE 24-490