Langbeschreibung
"In his interdisciplinary review of material culture, Ian Woodward goes beyond synthesis to offer a theoretically innovative reconstruction of the field. It is filled with gems of conceptual insight and empirical discovery. A wonderful book."
- Jeffrey C. Alexander, Yale University
Inhaltsverzeichnis
PART ONE: LOCATING MATERIAL CULTUREThe Material as Culture. Definitions, Perspectives, ApproachesStudying Material Culture. Origins and Premises PART TWO: THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO STUDYING MATERIAL CULTUREThe Deceptive, Suspicious Object. Marxist and Critical Approaches The Object as Symbolic Code. Structural and Semiotic ApproachesThe Material Representing the Cultural Universe. Objects, Symbols and Cultural CategoriesPART THREE: OBJECTS IN ACTIONObjects and Distinction. The Aesthetic Field and Expressive MaterialityMaterial Culture and Identity. Objects and the SelfMaterial Culture, Narratives, and Social Performance. Objects in ContextsPART FOUR: CONCLUSIONConclusion: Objects and Meaning in Consumer Culture