This is a continuation of the exploration of male gaze in knitwear photography. For the working definition of male gaze as I’m using it, click here. For the second installment, about the spouse as photographer, click here. For the third…
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The male gaze in knitwear photography: The crafter’s gaze
This is a continuation of the exploration of male gaze in knitwear photography. For the working definition of male gaze as I’m using it, click here. For the second installment, about the spouse as photographer, click here. If you are…
The male gaze in knitwear photography: The spouse as photographer
I have had such a response to the first post on this topic that I feel the need to add a small disclaimer to the top of this one! I am not by any means an expert in feminist theory…
The male gaze and independent knitwear design (Part 1)
I have been trying to formulate a post on this topic for a while. I suppose the first and most important thing to do is to define the male gaze as I am using it. Gaze as it is used…
A wistful longing for times past
Whenever we watch old movies, my husband points out the people with a skin color similar to his own and then what role they’re serving. Serving is quite literal here, as they’re usually in some service position or another, waiting…
A turn for the worse (NOT KNITTING CONTENT)
[TRIGGER WARNING: rape, victim blaming] Usually when I write a feminist rant for this blog, I try to connect it to crafting in some way, because that is the ostensible purpose of this blog, and the intersection of feminism and…
An ongoing discussion
Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday seems as good a day as any to talk about the conversation taking place at Flint Knits about privilege and representation. I am going to sum it up briefly, but I highly recommend reading the…
Indulge me
Or, Why We’re Both Wrong I’m one of those people who get hung up on grammatical errors and punctuation misuse. I’ll be reading along quite happily when my brain will suddenly experience a jerking sensation as I hit a place…
Not much of a tempest
It’s been a long and busy week, so I no longer remember who linked me to the Jezebel article The New Decornographers (boy is that an unwieldy title) but I’m very grateful, mystery friend! The article, written by Sadie Stein,…
Girl Detective
Hey, you know what we haven’t had around here in a while? One of my semi annual long rambly feminist rants. About time, I think. A little while back, Emily posted this in response to my musings on enjoying the…
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