Repair, brokenness, breakthrough : ethnographic responses /

"What does it mean to claim that something is broken? What is the connection between tinkering and innovation? And how much tolerance for failure do our societies have? Exploring some of the ways in which repair practices and perceptions of brokenness vary culturally, Repair, Brokenness, Breakt...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Martínez, Francisco, 1982- (Editor ), Laviolette, Patrick (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2019.
Colección:Politics of repair ; v. 1.
Temas:
Material culture > Cross-cultural studies.
Repairing > Social aspects > Cross-cultural studies.
Applied anthropology > Cross-cultural studies.
Culture matérielle > Études transculturelles.
Réparations > Aspect social > Études transculturelles.
Anthropologie appliquée > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Applied anthropology.
Material culture.
Cross-cultural studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"What does it mean to claim that something is broken? What is the connection between tinkering and innovation? And how much tolerance for failure do our societies have? Exploring some of the ways in which repair practices and perceptions of brokenness vary culturally, Repair, Brokenness, Breakthrough argues that repair is an attempt to extend the life of things as well as an answer to failures, gaps, wrongdoings and leftovers. The set of contributions illustrates the strong affective power hidden in situations of disrepair and repair; broken objects often bring strong emotions into play, but also energising reactions of creative action"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 327 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781789203325
1789203325

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