In defense of things : archaeology and the ontology of objects / / Bjørnar Olsen

• Autore: Olsen Bjørnar
• Pubblicazione: Lanham : , : Altamira Press, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 203 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 930.101
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology - Philosophy; Material culture; Landscapes; Phenomenology; Actor-network theory
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Chapter 01. Introduction; Chapter 02. Brothers in Arms?: Archaeology and Material Culture Studies; Chapter 03. Material Culture as Text: Scenes from a Troubled Engagement; Chapter 04. The Phenomenology of Things; Chapter 05. Tacit Matter: The Silencing of Things; Chapter 06. Temporality and Memory: How Things Remember; Chapter 07. Living with Things: Matter in Place; Chapter 08. In Defense of Things; Notes; References; Index; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: In much recent thinking, social and cultural realms are thought of as existing prior to-or detached from-things, materiality, and landscape. It is often assumed, for example, that things are entirely 'constructed' by social or cultural perceptions and have no existence in and of themselves. Bjornar Olsen takes a different position. Drawing on a range of theories, especially phenomenology and actor-network-theory, Olsen claims that human life is fully mixed up with things and that humanity and human history emerge from such relationships. Things, moreover, possess unique qualities that are inhe
• Titolo autorizzato: In defense of things
• ISBN: 1-282-71342-6; 9786612713422; 0-7591-1932-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791485103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Archaeology in society series.