This book examines the concept of darkness through a range of
cultures, histories, practices and experiences. It engages with
darkness beyond its binary positioning against light to advance a
critical understanding of the ways in which darkness can be
experienced, practised and conceptualised. Humans have fundamental
relationships with light and dark that shape their regular social
patterns and rhythms, enabling them to make sense of the world.
This book 'throws light' on the neglect of these social patterns to
emphasize how the diverse values, meanings and influences of
darkness have been rarely considered. It also examines the history
of our relationship with the dark and highlights how normative
attitudes towards it have emerged, while also emphasising its
cultural complexity by considering a contemporary range of
alternative experiences and practices. Challenging notions of
darkness as negative, as the antithesis of illumination and
enlightenment, this book explores the rich potential of darkness to
stimulate our senses and deepen our understandings of different
spaces, cultural experiences and creative engagements. Offering a
rich exploration of an emergent field of study across the social
sciences and humanities, this book will be useful for academics and
students of cultural and media studies, design, geography, history,
sociology and theatre who seek to investigate the creative,
cultural and social dimensions of darkness.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Ambiances, Atmospheres and Sensory Experiences of Spaces |
| Release date: |
October 2020 |
| First published: |
2021 |
| Editors: |
Nick Dunn
• Tim Edensor
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
280 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-20115-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
Geography >
Human geography >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-367-20115-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780367201159 |
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