This special thematic section of Island Studies Journal explores textiles and clothing from an island studies perspective. While there are many examples of textiles and clothing associated with particular islands, an explicitly island studies approach to them has not been fully developed. Such an approach offers the scholar of textiles and clothing a comparative perspective on disparate examples, and invites investigation of ‘island-ness’ beyond its frequent use in branding for a limited range of ‘heritage’ products. Within island studies, the oftenremarked combination of materiality and symbolism in textiles and clothing provides insight into ‘island-ness’ in the round, encompassing environments, economies, communities and cultural imaginaries. This section includes work on the pánu di téra of Cape Verde, cloth circulation in Madagascar, and textile craft and the creative economy in Shetland.

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海岛纺织品和服装

《岛屿研究杂志》的这一特殊主题部分从岛屿研究的角度探讨了纺织品和服装。尽管有许多与特定岛屿相关的纺织品和服装的实例，但尚未完全开发出针对这些岛屿的明确的岛屿研究方法。这种方法为纺织品和服装学者提供了不同实例的比较观点，并鼓励人们对“海岛性”进行调查，而不仅仅是将其频繁地用于有限范围的“遗产”产品的品牌化。在岛屿研究中，通常将纺织品和服装中的物质性和象征性结合在一起，从而全面了解“岛屿性”，涵盖环境，经济，社区和文化想象。这部分内容包括佛得角pánuditéra的作品，马达加斯加的布料流通，