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The Material Culture of Failure

The Material Culture of Failure

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Produktbeskrivning

What happens when objects behave unexpectedly or fail to do what they ‘should’? Who defines failure? Is failure always bad? Rather than viewing concepts such as failure, incoherence or incompetence as antithetical to social life, this innovative new book examines the unexpected and surprising ways in which failure can lead to positive and creative results. Combining both theoretical and ethnographic approaches to failure, The Material Culture of Failure explores how failure manifests itself and operates in a variety of contexts. The editors present ten ethnographic encounters of failure – from areas as diverse as design, textiles, religion, beauty, and physical failure – covering Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and the Arabian Gulf. Identifying common themes such as interpersonal, national and religious articulations of power and identity, the book shows some of the underlying assumptions that are revealed when materials fail, designs crumble, or things develop unexpectedly.The first anthropological study dedicated to theorizing failure, this innovative collection offers fresh insights based on the latest scholarship. Destined to stimulate a new area of research, the book makes a vital contribution to material culture studies and related social science theory.

Artikel.nr.

9b901989-fd94-4510-994c-6fa4227763f6

Egenskaper

Språkversion

Engelska

Bokomslagstyp

Inbunden

Antal sidor

232 sidor

Föreslagen målgrupp

Alla

Skrivet av

Timothy Carroll, David Jeevendrampillai, Aaron Parkhurst, Julie Shackelford

Bokillustrationer

Ja

Utgivare

Bloomsbury Academic

Tryckt i

London, UK

Släpp datum

18/05/2017

Publiceringsår

2017

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

9781474289085

Minsta orderkvantitet

1 styck

Vikt & dimension

Bredd

156 mm

Höjd

234 mm

The Material Culture of Failure

913 kr

913 kr

I lager

Tis, 21 jan - fre, 24 jan


Säker betalning

14-dagars öppet köp


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