Constructing cultural identity through weaving among Ri-Bhoi women weavers: a symbolic interactionist approach

Abstract With this interpretive study, we sought to understand how weaving as an activity contributed to constructing women handloom weavers’ cultural identity in the region of Ri-Bhoi, a district in Meghalaya, India, by exploring weavers’ experiences through changing tides of modernization in the h...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Maria Dias, Jennifer Paff Ogle, Sonali Diddi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Fashion and Textiles
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40691-020-00220-x