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Material identities / edited by Joanna Sofaer.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: New interventions in art historyPublisher: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2007Description: xi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1405132345
  • 9781405132343
  • 1405132353
  • 9781405132350
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 701 22
LOC classification:
  • N8217.I27 M38 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : materiality and identity / Joanna Sofaer -- Mai/Omai in London and the South Pacific : performativity, cultural entanglement and indigenous appropriation / Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones -- Projecting identities in the Greek symposion / Robin Osborne -- Bernini struts / Michael Cole -- Architectural style and identity in Egypt / Doris Behrens-Abouseif -- Identifying the body : representing self, art, ornamentation and the body in later prehistoric Europe / Fay Stevens -- Aristocratic identity : Regency furniture and the Egyptian Revival style / Abigail Harrison-Moore -- Architecture, power and politics : the forum-basilica in Roman Britain / Louise Revell.
Summary: "Material Identities examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for projecting aspects of their identities. Considers the way identity is fashioned, launched, used, and admired in the material world. Contributors intervene from the disciplines of art history, anthropology, design and material culture. Considers contrasting media - painting, print, sculpture, dress, coinage, architecture, furniture, luxury items, and interior design. Explores the complexity of identity through the intersection notions of gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, and class. Reaffirms the central role of public identities and their impact on social life."--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-162) and index.

Introduction : materiality and identity / Joanna Sofaer -- Mai/Omai in London and the South Pacific : performativity, cultural entanglement and indigenous appropriation / Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones -- Projecting identities in the Greek symposion / Robin Osborne -- Bernini struts / Michael Cole -- Architectural style and identity in Egypt / Doris Behrens-Abouseif -- Identifying the body : representing self, art, ornamentation and the body in later prehistoric Europe / Fay Stevens -- Aristocratic identity : Regency furniture and the Egyptian Revival style / Abigail Harrison-Moore -- Architecture, power and politics : the forum-basilica in Roman Britain / Louise Revell.

"Material Identities examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for projecting aspects of their identities. Considers the way identity is fashioned, launched, used, and admired in the material world. Contributors intervene from the disciplines of art history, anthropology, design and material culture. Considers contrasting media - painting, print, sculpture, dress, coinage, architecture, furniture, luxury items, and interior design. Explores the complexity of identity through the intersection notions of gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, and class. Reaffirms the central role of public identities and their impact on social life."--Publisher description.

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