Knitting – (wo)men’s occupation

Ewa Kępa

doi:10.18778/0208-600X.70.05

Authors

Ewa Kępa Uniwersytet w Białymstoku, Międzywydziałowy Instytut Studiów Kulturowych https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1836-3083

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-600X.70.05

Keywords:

hegemonic masculinity, inclusive masculinity, knitting, subversion, heteronormativity

Abstract

Does a man who knits demonstrate courage? The question refers to the meanings attributed to knitting, which has traditionally been perceived as a female occupation performed in private space. In this article, referring to the past and the analysis of contemporary craft practice, I describe the process of deconstruction in this area. I am particularly interested in men knitting in public. The aim of my considerations is to analyze the difference between the meaning of what is male and female in knitting, and between hegemonic practice and subversive acts of deconstruction.

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