Entangled Things: Objects and the Anthropocene by Alison Hulme (English) Hardcov

Description: Entangled Things by Alison Hulme Entangled Things takes the concept of entanglement as its starting point in investigating the often unintentional relationship between us and the material things we are obsessed with or reliant on. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Entangled Things takes the concept of entanglement as its starting point in investigating the relationship between us and the material things we engage with. Each chapter illustrates a particular form of entanglement – desiring things, hoarding things, creating things, ridding ourselves of things – using ethnographic examples and theoretical perspectives. Hulme encourages a wider consideration of the place of humans in the world, and the kind of choices we enact when influenced by the material things around us. She explores our relationships with material objects in light of both personal and planetary space, and personal and historical time, from the space in our homes, storage spaces, landfill and oceans; to the times in our lives and the times in wider shared histories that things connect us to, not to mention our sense of time and our own place in the world. In so doing, Hulme intentionally places discussions on our entanglement with things squarely back into the context of the Anthropocene, with a provocative analysis in which the Anthropocene is posited as a concept which on one hand takes away human agency, placing us in the context of immense geological epochs, whilst on the other hand pushes agency upon humans, blaming us for the extreme challenges of the current era and looking to us to solve those challenges. For Hulme, material things are instrumental in helping us to grasp our existential place in the world and weave a way through the complications of living in epochal times. Author Biography Alison Hulme is an Associate Professor at the University of Northampton, UK, and Chair of the Global Studies Association, UK. Her previous books include On the Commodity Trail (2015) and A Brief History of Thrift (2019). Table of Contents List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionCh. 1: On Desiring ThingsCh. 2: On Hoarding ThingsCh. 3: On Inheriting ThingsCh. 4: On Making ThingsCh. 5: On Rejecting ThingsConclusionNotesReferencesIndex Promotional Alison Hulme investigates our increasing, often unintentional, entanglement with objects and uses topical case studies to explore contemporary anthropological theories on entanglement. Promotional "Headline" Alison Hulme investigates our increasing, often unintentional, entanglement with objects and uses topical case studies to explore contemporary anthropological theories on entanglement. Feature Led by detailed ethnography, this moves away from a traditional anthropological conception of ethnography as a bounded and sited practice Details ISBN1501339354 Author Alison Hulme ISBN-10 1501339354 ISBN-13 9781501339356 Format Hardcover Language English Series Criminal Practice Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-11-30 Year 2024 Imprint Routledge DEWEY 301 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2020-12-09 Subtitle Objects and the Anthropocene Illustrations 2 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white Publication Date 2024-08-22 UK Release Date 2024-08-22 Pages 134 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161077335;

Price: 260.47 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-12-28T03:13:06.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9.66 AUD