Clothing and Social Movements: The Politics of Dressing in Colonized Tibet

Author

Dicky Yangzom, Graduate Center, City University of New YorkFollow

Date of Degree

10-2014

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Program

Liberal Studies

Advisor

Eugenia Paulicelli

Subject Categories

Asian Studies | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Sociology

Keywords

China, Clothing fashion, Ethnicity, Nationalism, Social movements, Tibet

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between clothing and social movements. Taking the case of Lhakar in the Tibetan Freedom Movement, it explores how Tibetans in Tibet and those in exile imagine national belonging. Second, it delineates how the multiple uses of clothing, both by the colonizing state and the colonial movement articulates its importance in serving as a symbolic boundary in nationalist identity formation. Lastly, using methods of visual analysis, the research explains how the convergence between clothing, social movements, and social media creates a non-violent transnational social movement.

Recommended Citation

Yangzom, Dicky, "Clothing and Social Movements: The Politics of Dressing in Colonized Tibet" (2014). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/479