Den röda tråden i kvinnohistorien är textil : Diskursteoretiska perspektiv på textilkonst i svensk konsthistorieskrivning åren 1950-1979

In this thesis the status of textile art will be examined through a discourse analysis of three books written about textile art history. I will also look at two Gothenburg based museum collections to examine what the representation looks like, if they differ from each other, and if that can be connected to the discourse analysis. This thesis aims to explore if it is the case that textile art described in the written texts I have examined provides an explanation for the way textile art is presented in museums today, and if so how. My conclusion suggests that as a female-dominated art form, in addition to textile art's categorisation as handicraft, affects how we regard textile art and its place in the museums.