Woodward, Ian. <br/><br/>
Understanding material culture / 
Ian Woodward. 
 - Los Angeles :  Sage Publications,  2007. 
 - vii, 191 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-184) and index. 
<br/><br/>PART 1: Locating material culture. The material as culture. Definitions, perspectives, approaches -- Studying material culture. Origins and premises -- -- PART 2: Theoretical approaches to studying material culture. The deceptive, suspicious object. Marxist and critical approaches -- The object as symbolic code. Structural and semiotic approaches -- The material representing the cultural universe. Objects, symbols and cultural categories -- -- PART 3: Objects in action. Objects and distinction. The aesthetic field and expressive materiality -- Material culture and identity. Objects and the self -- Material culture, narratives and social performance. Objects in contexts -- PART 4: Conclusion. Objects and meaning in consumer culture. 
<br/><br/> Why are iPods and mobile phones fashion accessories? Why do people spend thousands remodelling their perfectly functional kitchen? Offers an overview of the diverse ways of studying the material as culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780761942252 0761942254 0761942262 9780761942269 1848607261 9781848607262 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006935416 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013660882  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Material culture.<br/>material culture (discipline)<br/>Material culture<br/>Sachkultur<br/>Identität.<br/>Gesellschaft<br/>Kulturtheorie<br/>Material culture.<br/>Materiell kultur--teori, filosofi.<br/>Kulturstudier.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN 406  / .W66 2007