Linda Arthur
Professor and Curator
Research Interests
- Expression of ethnicity and identity through dress
- Asian and Pacific identity issues
- Gender and identity
- Assimilation, ethnicity
- Textile design and evolution of design
Teaching Interests
- Social, cultural and psychological aspects of dress
- Historic costume and textiles
- Interior design
- Women's issues related to dress
Recent Accomplishments
- Arthur, L. B. (invited, in press). Education is an interactive process. In Kallet, M and A. Morgan, The art of teaching: Dedicated teachers speak out. University of Kentucky Press.
- Arthur, L.B. (2002). At the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Hawaiian Quilting (second edition). Honolulu, HI. Island Heritage Publishers. (peer-reviewed).
- Arthur, L. B. (2002). Indonesian Traditional Dress. Levinson, D. and K. Christensen, et al., Eds. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. (peer-reviewed).
- Arthur, L. B. (2002). Kyrgyzstan's Traditional Dress. Levinson, D. and K. Christensen, et al., Eds. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. (peer-reviewed).
- Brown, D. and Arthur, L.B. (2002). The Art of the Aloha Shirt. Honolulu, HI. Island Heritage Publishers.
- Arthur, L. B. (Ed.). (2000). Undressing religion: Commitment and conversion from a cross-cultural perspective. Volume 2 of 2 on the sociology of the body. Body, Culture and Dress Series, Oxford: Berg.
- Kim, S. and Arthur, L B. (2003). Asian Americans in Hawaii: Ethnic identification and shopping for ethnic-inspired clothing. Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, 21 (1), 8-18.
- Arthur, L. B. (2000). Visual Communication of Status in Hawai`i via clothing changes in the post-contact period: Pacific and Asian Communication Association E-Journal, (1): 1-15.
- Kunkel, C. and Arthur, L. (2000). The Complexity of Feminist Bodies. Paideusis, the Journal of Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Studies, (2): 1-14.
- Arthur, L. and Sanada, K. (2002). Island Fashion. University of Hawaii Costume Gallery, 9/25-11/25, 2002.
- Sanada, K. and Arthur, L. (2002). Reconstruction and Abstractions. . University of Hawaii Costume Gallery, 12/2-10, 2002.
- Arthur, L. (2002). Hawaiian Quilts and Koa: At the Cutting Edge. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, January - February 2002.
Educational Background
- Ph.D., University of California, Davis
- M.A., Sociology,University of California, Davis
- M.A., Human Ecology, California State University, Chico
- B.A., Clothing and Interior Design, Chico State College
Department of AMDT
Washington State University
204 Kruegel Hall
Pullman, WA 99164-2020
(509) 335-7890
larthur@wsu.edu