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In the Midst of Things - The Social Lives of Objects in the Public Spaces of New York City (Hardcover)
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In the Midst of Things - The Social Lives of Objects in the Public Spaces of New York City (Hardcover)
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How ordinary urban objects influence our behavior, exacerbate
inequality, and encourage social change Assumptions about human
behavior lie hidden in plain sight all around us, programmed into
the design and regulation of the material objects we encounter on a
daily basis. In the Midst of Things takes an in-depth look at the
social lives of five objects commonly found in the public spaces of
New York City and its suburbs, revealing how our interactions with
such material things are our primary point of contact with the
social, political, and economic forces that shape city life.
Drawing on groundbreaking fieldwork and a wealth of original
interviews, Mike Owen Benediktsson shows how we are in the midst of
things whose profound social role often goes overlooked. A newly
built lawn on the Brooklyn waterfront reflects an increasingly
common trade-off between the marketplace and the public good. A
cement wall on a New Jersey highway speaks to the demise of the
postwar American dream. A metal folding chair on a patch of asphalt
in Queens exposes the political obstacles to making the city
livable. A subway door expresses the simmering conflict between the
city and the desires of riders, while a newsstand bears witness to
our increasingly impoverished streetscapes. In the Midst of Things
demonstrates how the material realm is one of immediacy, control,
inequality, and unpredictability, and how these factors frustrate
the ability of designers, planners, and regulators to shape human
behavior.
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