Craftivism and Yarn Bombing

Alyce McGovern is Associate Professor in Criminology in the School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales, Australia. 

TABLE OF FIGURESINTRODUCTIONTHE RESEARCH PROJECT AND ITS AIMSYarn bombing and craftivismCHAPTER OVERVIEWUNRAVELLING THE THREADS: CONTEMPORARY CRAFTIVISM AND ITS ORIGINSTHE ORIGINS OF CRAFTIVISMWar craftivismAnti-colonial and anti-slavery craftivismEconomic and anti-capitalist craftivismEnvironmental and eco-craftivismHealth craftivismSocial justice craftivismGendered violence and bodily autonomy craftivismTHE LOGICS OF CRAFTIVISMTHE ITCH TO STITCH: YARN BOMBERS AND THEIR MOTIVATIONS58DEFINING YARN BOMBINGTHE ORIGINS OF YARN BOMBINGControversies and criticismsUNDERSTANDING YARN BOMBERS AND THEIR MOTIVATIONSMaking people smile, generating joy, and beautificationReclaiming and softening of public space, rejecting commercialisation, and building communitiesRaising awareness, memorialisation, and promoting communitiesMaking a statement, protest and championing changeCRAFT ATTACK: THE FRAMING OF YARN BOMBINGCRIME, CRIMINALITY AND LEGAL FRAMING OF YARN BOMBINGFraming yarn bombers: Destructive criminals or harmless knitters?HOW YARN BOMBERS FRAME THEIR PRACTICEDeviance, risk and subversionThrill-seeking, edgework and the carnival of crimeCRAFTY CRIMES: THE CRIMINOLOGY OF CRAFTIVISMRESEARCH FINDINGSREFERENCE LIST