Craftivism and Yarn Bombing A Criminological Exploration /

• Main Author: McGovern, Alyce (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Critical Criminological Perspectives
• Subjects: Mass media and crime.; Criminology.; Critical criminology.; Political sociology.; Culture.; Gender.; Sociology, Urban.; Crime and the Media.; Criminological Theory.; Ethnicity, Class, Gender and Crime.; Political Sociology.; Culture and Gender.; Urban Studies/Sociology.

This book explores the use of handmade crafts as a vehicle for protest. Craftivism has experienced a resurgence in recent years, often in direct response to the social, environment and political concerns of those who engage in the practice. Acts of craftivism raise important questions for criminolog...