Crafted With Pride: Queer Craft and Activism in Contemporary Britain

by Daniel Fountain (Editor)

An exploration of the important relationship between craft, queerness, and activism in Britain.

Crafted with Pride is a collection of critical essays, oral histories, and creative responses that explore queer craft and the material cultures of LGBTQ+ activism in Britain since the 1980s. There is a long history of using craft and DIY processes to explore identities and encourage social change and political change, yet these stories remain undocumented and insufficiently researched. Daniel Fountain sheds light on them, bringing together contributions from academics, artists, activists, curators, and heritage professionals. Contributors discuss a range of case studies, including the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, the Museum of Transology, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, and many more. The book also contains reflections from contemporary creative practitioners, including Matt Smith, Tanoa Sasraku, Sarah-Joy Ford, Rachael House, and Raisa Kabir. The collection draws out crucial connections among craft, queerness, and activism in Britain and will be of interest to queer historians, producers, creatives, and the public more broadly.

 

Genres: Nonfiction, LGBT, Crafts, Queer

184 pages, Paperback

Published September 15, 2023

Reviews

[Beau Brannick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second time reading this and it is still just as good! Nothing is better than re-reading a book to find over the last year new things have peaked your interest. A must read for anybody interested in queer craft history 🪡💓

[ARealAcrobaticAct · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Eleanor · Rating 5 out of 5]

only criticism is it needed to be longer! would love to see a follow up to this in future <3

[Stevie Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fine art research