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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140292203321

Autore

Kannike Anu

Titolo

Things in culture, culture in things / / edited by Anu Kannike & Patrick Laviolette

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tartu, : University of Tartu Press, 2013

Tartu, Estonia : , : University of Tartu Press, , 2013

ISBN

9789949323951

9789949323944

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Approaches to Culture Theory Series ; ; Volume 3

Soggetti

Material culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume addresses the dynamics of materiality over time and space. In cross-cultural, multi-temporal and interdisciplinary studies the authors examine how things gain meaning and status, generate a multitude of emotions, and feed into the propagation of myths, narratives and discourses. The book is divided according to four themes: soft objects, stoic stories, consuming and the collectable, and waste and technologies. The first section discusses the meanings of the lived environment on the individual and national levels. The second section provides specific examples on the role of things in identity construction. The third section focuses on historical and contemporary aspects of consumption and collecting. The phenomena under scrutiny in the fourth section are moral dilemmas associated with and representations of dirt/waste and advancements in science and technology. Presenting diverse case studies of material culture, the volume points to rich interdisciplinary approaches in cultural theory.