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Nazanin Hedayat Munroe is Associate Professor and Director of Textiles at City University of New York, USA. An artist and art historian, she received her Ph.D. in art history from University of Bern, Switzerland specializing in early modern silks, and her M.F.A. in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art, USA. Her research for Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity received the Henry Wasser Award for Outstanding Research from the CUNY Academy of Humanities and Sciences at CUNY Graduate Center, where she is newly appointed to the Board as Chair of Interdisciplinary Research.
Extends valuable critical enquiry into the role historically played by workers in textile and garment production. It is an important collection of studies for design history researchers, especially those with an interest in sericulture and silk consumption. -- Katie Irani, Doctorate researcher, Royal College of Art & Associate Lecturer, London College of Fashion, UK Spanning centuries and continents, the essays in this volume integrate mythology, Abrahamic narratives, plantation ledgers and personal accounts to complement the scholarly analysis of the histories, skill, knowledge and craft that construct individual identity and accompany human migration. -- Wendy Weiss, Emeritus Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
