Creating Paradise Through a Palimpsest of Textile Higher Education and Community-Based Research. (2nd January 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kelly, Rachel
• Is Part Of: Textile. Volume 20:Number 1(2022)
• Page Start: 39
• Page End: 54
• Publication Date: 2022-01-02
• Subjects: Bourdieu -- textiles -- weaving -- discourse analysis -- higher education -- decolonization; Textile fabrics -- Periodicals; Textile crafts -- Periodicals; 746.05
• DOI: 10.1080/14759756.2021.1955563
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-8350

Abstract

Abstract: The Cordillera region of the Northern Philippines features ethnolinguistic weaving traditions which are now moving towards extinction. A practitioner-led research project developed a weaving tool-kit to support the preservation of weaving traditions, but further questions regarding the status of women textile workers arose as a result. The habitus of the researcher as a part-time textile lecturer created an interweaving between the differing, yet connected project participant experiences. Discourse analysis of participant observation data, community workshop reflections and documentary photography enabled a methodology to evolve which articulates the raw understandings this research raised. A research question asked: How can craft generate economic opportunities and enhance livelihoods for women? The findings and end point of this article propose that Bourdieu's theories of practice are a useful framework through which textile workers can understand more clearly the different forms of capital their roles embody.