Is our desire for things irrational and unhealthy? Objects inescapably surround us not only in consumer culture but also in social relationships. This book reviews different ways of studying objects and examines material culture studies through the i ...
Is our desire for things irrational and unhealthy? Objects inescapably surround us not only in consumer culture but also in social relationships. This book reviews different ways of studying objects and examines material culture studies through the integration of classical and contemporary research on objects, commodities, consumption, and symbolization. This book reviews key concepts and approaches in the study of objects and expresses key ideas from Marxism and a critical approach to structuralism and semiotics. It also shows why and how people use objects to represent their identity, social base, and narrative of their lives, and why material culture studies are essential to understanding society.
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