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In Defense of Things: Archaeology and the Ontology of Objects (Archaeology in Society) by Bjornar Olsen is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is In Defense of Things: Archaeology and the Ontology of Objects (Archaeology in Society) about?
In much recent thinking, social and cultural realms are thought of as existing prior to—or detached from—things, materiality, and landscape. It is often assumed, for example, that things are entirely 'constructed' by social or cultural perceptions and have no existence in and of themselves. Bjornar Olsen takes a different position. Drawing on a range of theories, especially phenomenology and actor-network-theory, Olsen claims that human life is fully mixed up with things and that humanity and human history emerge from such relationships. Things, moreover, possess unique qualities that are inherent in our cohabitation with them—qualities that help to facilitate existential security and memory of the past. This important work of archaeological theory challenges us to reconsider our ideas about the nature of things, past and present, demonstrating that objects themselves possess a dynamic presence that we must take into account if we are to understand the world we and they inhabit. LifeOfCrops memorial-in-becoming Contents 6 List of Illustrations 8 Chapter 01. Introduction 12 Chapter 02. Brothers in Arms?: Archaeology and Material Culture Studies 32 Chapter 03. Material Culture as Tex
Who reads In Defense of Things: Archaeology and the Ontology of Objects (Archaeology in Society)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Bjornar Olsen
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781282713420
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Science, History