Understanding material culture / Ian Woodward.

By: Woodward, Ian Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, 2007. Description: vii, 191 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780761942252 (hbk.); 0761942254 (hbk.); 0761942262 (pbk.); 9780761942269 (pbk.)Subject(s): Material cultureDDC classification: 306.46 LOC classification: GN406 | .W67 2007Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents only | WorldCat details | E-book Fulltext

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TOC PART 1: Locating material culture. The material as culture. Definitions, perspectives, approaches -- Studying material culture. Origins and premises -- -- PART 2: Theoretical approaches to studying material culture. The deceptive, suspicious object. Marxist and critical approaches -- The object as symbolic code. Structural and semiotic approaches -- The material representing the cultural universe. Objects, symbols and cultural categories -- -- PART 3: Objects in action. Objects and distinction. The aesthetic field and expressive materiality -- Material culture and identity. Objects and the self -- Material culture, narratives and social performance. Objects in contexts -- PART 4: Conclusion. Objects and meaning in consumer culture.

Summary: Summary: Why are i-pods and mobile phones fashion accessories? Why do people spend thousands remodelling their perfectly functional kitchen? Why do people crave shoes or handbags? Is our desire for objects unhealthy, or irrational? This book offers a systematic overview of the diverse ways of studying the material as culture.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
E-Book	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU E-book	Non-fiction	306.46 WOU 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Not For Loan
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	306.46 WOU 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		26013

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-184) and index.

TOC PART 1: Locating material culture. The material as culture. Definitions, perspectives, approaches --
Studying material culture. Origins and premises --
--
PART 2: Theoretical approaches to studying material culture. The deceptive, suspicious object. Marxist and critical approaches --
The object as symbolic code. Structural and semiotic approaches --
The material representing the cultural universe. Objects, symbols and cultural categories --
--
PART 3: Objects in action. Objects and distinction. The aesthetic field and expressive materiality --
Material culture and identity. Objects and the self --
Material culture, narratives and social performance. Objects in contexts --
PART 4: Conclusion. Objects and meaning in consumer culture.

Summary:
Why are i-pods and mobile phones fashion accessories? Why do people spend thousands remodelling their perfectly functional kitchen? Why do people crave shoes or handbags? Is our desire for objects unhealthy, or irrational? This book offers a systematic overview of the diverse ways of studying the material as culture.

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