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Making fashion, forming bodies and persons in urban Senegal

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Kastner, Kristin

CODESRIA en partenariat avec NENA,
Revue Africa Development / Afrique et développement
Volume XLIII,
No. 1, 2022
Article 15p.
This article traces the interwovenness between fashion and changing conceptions of the body and bodily practices in the metropolitan area of Dakar. As a vital part of material culture as well as an expression of sociocultural and aesthetical practices, fashion plays a crucial role in constructing and negotiating identities, and the widely used concept of sañse refers to the centrality of fashion in everyday life. Despite the long history of the importance of fabrics and bodily adornment, the role of the body has often been neglected in the analysis of fashion. The article suggests that more attention should be drawn to the making and remaking of bodies since the body works as an important resource in terms of display and mobility and ties the social to the individual sphere.
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