Understanding Material Culture
豆瓣
Woodward, Ian
简介
Summary
Focusing on the material as culture from newer perspectives applied to contemporary consumption, Woodward (cultural sociology, Griffith U., Australia) surveys diverse approaches (e.g., sociological, psychological, marketing, cross-disciplinary) to studying people-object relations as a lens on the values of modern consumer society. Case studies (e.g., of homes, objects in youth subcultures) illustrate basic premises of objects as markers of identity and cultural-political power. Objects of consumption are viewed as having "social lives" as part of social performance. Classic and modern theoretical approaches discussed include Marxist views of the role of commodities, structuralist models, and aesthetics. Chapters include annotated suggested reading. Annotation �2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
目录
Table of Contents
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
Conclusion:
Objects and Meaning in Consumer Culture
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