What Do Our Clothes Reveal About History, Economics, and Gender?
The clothes we wear say a lot about how we express ourselves. But an investigation into how these clothes ended up in our closets reveals a complex history dating back 400 years ago at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. Producer Ashley Kim sits down with Sofi Thanhauser, the author of Worn: A People’s History of Clothing to learn how clothing can teach us about economics, gender and imperialism.
Sofi Thanhauser teaches in the writing department at Pratt Institute. She has received fellowships from the Fulbright Program, MacDowell, and Ucross Foundation. Her writing has appeared in Vox, Essay Daily, and The Establishment, among other publications.
BOOK:
Worn: A People’s History of Clothing
GUEST:
Sofi Thanhauser
PRODUCER:
Ashley Kim
PRODUCTION:
Pod People
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Ashley Kim
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Sofi Thanhauser
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