| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 150 pages) : illustrations. |
| Series |
Materializing culture |
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Materializing culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introducing material affinities and the potency of connections -- Object loss and material hauntings -- Object journeys 1 : starting at 'the end' -- Object journeys 2 : acquiring, circulating, connecting -- Layers and leaking : the invisibility of materials -- Preservation and decay : exploring alternative accumulation -- Rethinking materiality for a more sustainable society. |
| Summary |
"The Materiality of Nothing explores the invisible, intangible and transient materials and objects of everyday life and the relationships we have with them. Drawing on over 15 years of original, empirical research, it builds on growing research on the everyday, and unites the established field of material culture and materiality with emerging sociological studies exploring notions of nothing and the unmarked. The chapters cover topics such as lost property, museum curation, plastic microfibres, thrift, music and even hair, illuminating how invisible and intangible materials conjure memories, meanings and identities, inextricably binding us to other people, places and things. In turn, the book also engages with issues of sustainability and consumption, raising questions regarding society's increasing need for material accumulation and posing some alternatives"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Biography |
Helen Holmes is a Lecturer in Sociology based in the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester, UK, and a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives. |
| Note |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 10, 2023). |
| Local Note |
Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis eBooks: Open Access |
| Subject |
Material culture.
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Consumption (Economics)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
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Consumption (Economics) (OCoLC)fst00876455
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Material culture. (OCoLC)fst01011739
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| Added Title |
Exploring our everyday relationships with objects absent and present |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Holmes, Helen Materiality of nothing Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 9780367655570 (DLC) 2023010187 |
| ISBN |
9781003130093 electronic book |
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1003130097 electronic book |
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1000917894 electronic book |
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9781000917949 electronic book |
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1000917940 electronic book |
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9781000917895 (electronic book) |
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9780367655570 hardcover |
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9780367655655 paperback |
| Standard No. |
10.4324/9781003130093 doi |
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