The object reader / edited by Fiona Candlin and Raiford Guins.
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TextSeries: In sightPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: xix, 554 p. : ill., cartes ; 25 cmISBN: - 0415452309 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780415452304 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This unique collection frames the classic debates on objects and aims to generate new ones by reshaping the ways in which the object can be taught and studied, from a wide variety of disciplines and fields.
The Object Reader elucidates objects in many of their diverse roles, dynamics and capacities. Precisely because the dedicated study of objects does not reside neatly within a single discipline, this collection is comprised of numerous academic fields. The selected writings are drawn from from anthropology, art history, classical studies, critical theory, cultural studies, digital media, design history, disability studies, feminism, film and television studies, history, philosophy, psychoanalysis, social studies of science and technology, religious studies and visual culture.
The collection, composed of twentieth and twenty-first century writing also seeks to make its own contribution through original work, in the form of twenty-five short 'object lessons' commissioned specifically for this project. These new and innovative studies from key writers across a range of disciplines will enable students to look upon their surroundings with trained eyes to search out their own 'object studies'.
Gifts and the obligation to return gifts / Marcel Mauss -- The phenomenon of reification / Georg Lukács -- Toys / Roland Barthes -- Subjective discourse or the non-functional system of objects / Jean Baudrillard -- Transitional objects and transitional phenomena / D.W. Winnicott -- On weaving a basket / Tim Ingold -- Dildos / Page DuBois -- The thing / Martin Heidegger -- The thing / Elizabeth Grosz -- Thing theory / Bill Brown -- From realpolitik to dingpolitik or how to make things public / Bruno Latour -- Why things matter : a manifesto for networked objects : cohabiting with pigeons, arphids, and aibos in the internet of things / Julian Bleecker -- Praesentia / Peter Brown -- In some way or another one can protect oneself from the spirits by portraying them / Michael Taussig -- The technology of enchantment and the enchantment of technology / Alfred Gell -- Where are the missing masses? : the sociology of a few mundane artifacts / Bruno Latour -- Unpacking my library : a talk about book collecting / Walter Benjamin -- King of the road : the social construction of the safety bicycle / Wiebe E. Bijker -- A leg to stand on : prosthetics, metaphor, and materiality / Vivian Sobchack -- Objects inspire / Sherry Turkle -- Art and objecthood / Michael Fried -- Calico-world : the UFA city in Neubabelsberg / Siegfried Kracauer -- Photographs as objects of memory / Elizabeth Edwards -- Aunt Jemima explained : the Old South, the absent mistress and the slave in a box / Maurice M. Manring -- A world of unmentionable suffering : women\'s public conveniences in Victorian London / Barbara Penner -- Holy kitschen : collecting religious junk from the street / Celeste Olalquiaga -- Trash / Julian Stallabrass -- From the shadows : users as designers, producers, marketers, distributors, and technical support / Christina Lindsay -- Aibo / Anne Friedberg -- Bouncing in the streets : a performance remix / Anna Beatrice Scott -- Broken mug / Ruud Kalingfreks -- The cosmic symbol / Michelle Henning -- The Eames chair (Dax) / Tara McPherson -- A flake of paint / Susan Pearce -- Game counter / Henry Lowood -- The Grays Inn Lane handaxe / Jill Cook -- The Homies, or the last angel of history in Silicon Valley / Curtis Marez -- Inside and outside the iPod / Guy Julier -- The LC4 chaise longue by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, 1928 / Penny Sparke -- Maternal object : matrixial subject / Griselda Pollock -- Mermaid\'s tears / Raiford Guins -- The museum of corntemporary art / Victor Margolin -- No thing to regret- / Adrian Rifkin -- Pixel / Alexander R. Galloway -- My rock / Laura U. Marks -- Saccharin sparrow (circa 1955) / Carolyn Thomas de la Peña -- My secret weapon / Georgina Kleege -- Shin\'s tricycle / Laurie Beth Clarke -- Snow shaker / Esther Leslie -- Ten foot, four / Peter Lunenfeld -- Thumbnails / Heidi Rae Cooley -- What lube goes into / Erica Rand -- Yesterday upon the stair / Fiona Candlin.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword Fiona Candlin and Raiford Guins
- I Objec?
- G++Gifts and the Obligation to Return GiftsG++ Georg Luk+mcs
- G++The Phenomenon of ReificationG++, in History and Class Consciousness
- G++ToysG++
- G++Subjective Discourse or The Non-Functional System of ObjectsG++
- G++Transitional Objects and Transitional PhenomenaG++
- G++On Weaving a basketG++ Page Dubois
- G++DildosG++
- II Thing?
- G++The ThingG++
- G++The ThingG++
- G++Thing TheoryG++
- G++From Realpolitik to Dingpolitik or How to Make Things PublicG++
- G++Why Things Matter: A Manifesto for Networked Objects G++ Cohabiting with Pigeons, Arphids, Aibos in the Internet of Things.G++
- III Objects and Agenc?
- G++PraesentiaG++
- G++In some way or another one can protect oneself from the spirits by portraying themG++
- G++The Technology of Enchantment and the Enchantment of TechnologyG++
- G++Where Are the Missing Masses? The Sociology of a Few Mundane ArtifactsG++
- IV Object Experienc?
- G++Unpacking My Library: A Talk about Book CollectingG++
- G++King of the Road: The Social Construction of the Safety BicycleG++
- G++A Leg to Stand On: Prosthetics, Metaphor, and MaterialityG++
- G++Objects InspireG++
- V The Objecthood of Image?
- G++Art and ObjecthoodG++
- G++Calico-World: The UFA City in NeubabelsbergG++
- G++Photographs as Objects of MemoryG++
- G++Aunt Jemima Explained: The Old South, the Absent Mistress and the Slave in a BoxG++
- VI Leftover?
- G++A World of Unmentionable Suffering: WomenG++s Public Conveniences in Victorian LondonG++
- G++Holy Kitschen: Collecting Religious Junk from the StreetG++
- G++TrashG++
- G++From the Shadows: Users as Designers, Producers, Marketers, Distributors, and Technical SupportG++
- VII Object Lesson?
- AIBO
- Bouncing in the Streets: a performance remi?
- Broken Mu?
- The Cosmic Symbo?
- The Eames Chai?
- A Flake of Pain?
- Game Counte?
- The Grays Inn Lane Handax?
- The Homies, or The Last Angel of History in Silicon Valle?
- Inside and outside the iPo?
- The LC4 Chaise Longue by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, 1928
- Maternal Object: Matrixial Subjec?
- MermaidG++s Tear?
- The Museum of Corntemporary Ar?
- No thing to regret..
- Pixe?
- My Roc?
- Saccharin Sparrow (circa 1955)
- My Secret Weapo?
- ShinG++s Tricycl?
- Snow Shake?
- Ten Foot, Fou?
- Thumbnai?
- What Lube Goes Int?
- Yesterday, Upon The Stair
- VIII An Object
- Bibliography
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Fiona Candlin is Lecturer in Museum Studies and Lifelong Education. Her lectureship in Museum Studies is jointly held by Birkbeck College and The British Museum. Dr. Candlin's initial brief was to develop research and teaching related to the museums' collections and she now runs the World Arts and Artefacts diploma.
Raiford Guins is Assistant Professor of Digital Cultural Studies at the Department of Comparative Literary & Cultural Studies and Consortium for Digital Arts, Culture & Technology, State University of New York, Stony Brook.