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Understanding Material Culture (Paperback)
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"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 "A well-grounded and accessible survey
of the burgeoning field of material culture studies for students in
sociology and consumption studies. While situating the field within
the history of intellectual thought in the broader social sciences,
it offers detailed and accessible case studies. These are
supplemented by very useful directions for further in-depth
reading, making it an excellent undergraduate course companion." -
Victor Buchli, University College London 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? Objects have an inescapable hold over us, not just in
consumer culture but increasingly in the disciplines that study
social relations too. This book offers a systematic overview of the
diverse ways of studying the material as culture. Surveying the
field of material culture studies through an examination and
synthesis of classical and contemporary scholarship on objects,
commodities, consumption, and symbolization, this book: introduces
the key concepts and approaches in the study of objects and their
meanings presents the full sweep of core theory - from Marxist and
critical approaches to structuralism and semiotics shows how and
why people use objects to perform identity, achieve social status,
and narrativize life experiences analyzes everyday domains in which
objects are important shows why studying material culture is
necessary for understanding the social. This book will be essential
reading for students and researchers in sociology, anthropology,
cultural studies, consumer behaviour studies, design and fashion
studies.
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