The Materiality of Nothing

Exploring Our Everyday Relationships with Objects Absent and Present

By:

Helen Holmes

Format:

Hardback

Series:

Materializing Culture

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The Materiality of Nothing explores the invisible, intangible and transient materials and objects of everyday life and the relationships we have with them. Drawing on over 15 years of original, empirical research, it builds on growing research on the everyday, and unites the established field of material culture and materiality with emerging sociological studies exploring notions of nothing and the unmarked. The chapters cover topics such as lost property, museum curation, plastic microfibres, thrift, music and even hair, illuminating how invisible and intangible materials conjure memories, meanings and identities, inextricably binding us to other people, places and things. In turn, the book also engages with issues of sustainability and consumption, raising questions regarding society’s increasing need for material accumulation and posing some alternatives.

Author Biography:

Helen Holmes is a Lecturer in Sociology based in the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester, UK, and a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives.

Release date NZ

July 31st, 2023

Author

Helen Holmes

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

1 Tables, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

150

Series

Materializing Culture

ISBN-13

9780367655570

Product ID

36504652

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