tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547497961477776181.post5553402004444216838..comments2023-10-21T12:13:14.532-04:00Comments on Creativity In A Nutshell: Feminist Jewelrycalliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517023887478061970noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547497961477776181.post-78393123470894018412011-08-23T03:41:38.711-04:002011-08-23T03:41:38.711-04:00I know this is an older post, but just in case you...I know this is an older post, but just in case you are interested - I wrote a book called "Gender and Jewelry; A Feminist Analysis" that might be of interest to you. It explores the relationship between jewelry and power in different societies - how jewelry can be, has been, and is being used as a tool both to enforce hegemony and to subvert it. Essentially, rather than just describing different traditions, it draws upon different traditions in order to develop an analytical framework that could extend beyond the examples used and serve as a foundation for further academic work on the subject. It also includes a section exploring what it would mean, as a jeweler (which I am), to intentionally create feminist jewelry. The book itself includes images of a twenty piece collection of my own work exploring the topic, as well as images and analysis of other jewelers doing similar exploratory work. <br /><br />If it's in any way still interesting you to, there's some more info and excerpts on my <a href="www.rcubedjewelry.com" rel="nofollow">website</a>, and the book itself is on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gender-Jewelry-Rebecca-Ross-Russell/dp/1452882533/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1" rel="nofollow">Amazon</a> and at <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Wx11yQK3J3QC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:%22Rebecca+Ross+Russell%22&hl=en&ei=XFlTTuZSh9SBB-LalDs&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">Google Books</a>. <br /><br />For what it's worth, I make pennies for every book sold - but I couldn't find a damn thing when I was looking for research into the topic for myself, and decided it had to start somewhere. Three years of really, really hard work later, at least it's available in the real world. Maybe it'll help.<br /><br />Best of luck to you!Bekka Ross Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087579396411304132noreply@blogger.com