02854nam 2200721 a 450 991079031940332120200520144314.01-282-25418-997866138148380-85745-465-X10.1515/9780857454652(CKB)2670000000230722(EBL)982083(OCoLC)808215612(SSID)ssj0000695238(PQKBManifestationID)12289577(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000695238(PQKBWorkID)10676001(PQKB)10505285(MiAaPQ)EBC982083(Au-PeEL)EBL982083(CaPaEBR)ebr10583750(CaONFJC)MIL381483(DE-B1597)636988(DE-B1597)9780857454652(EXLCZ)99267000000023072220111013d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCultures of colour[electronic resource] visual, material, textual /edited by Chris HorrocksNew York Berghahn Booksc20121 online resource (196 p.)Polygons : cultural diversities and intersections ;v. 15Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-464-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Colour and visual culture -- pt. 2. Colour and material culture -- pt. 3. Colour, text and race.Colour permeates contemporary visual and material culture and affects our senses beyond the superficial encounter by infiltrating our perceptions and memories and becoming deeply rooted in thought processes that categorise and divide along culturally constructed lines. Colour exists as a cultural as well as psycho-physical phenomenon and acquires a multitude of meanings within differing historical and cultural contexts. The contributors examine how colour becomes imbued with specific symbolic and material meanings that tint our constructions of race, gender, ideal bodies, the relationship of tPolygons ;v. 15.Human skin colorColorPsychological aspectsColorCross-cultural studiesVisual anthropologyMaterial cultureCultural Studies (General), History (General), Sociology.Human skin color.ColorPsychological aspects.ColorVisual anthropology.Material culture.306.4AP 15040rvkHorrocks Chris1465008MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790319403321Cultures of colour3674836UNINA