Life itemised : lists, loss, unexpected significance, and the enduring geographies of discard

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
Exploring three different categories of list, the A. argues that lists act as systems of labelling and ordering decices that help to manage the mundanity and materiality of consumption. The paper reveals that value and significance can reside in the most unlikely of places and may emerge through practices of discard, loss.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Environment and planning. D. Society and space, issn : 0263-7758, 2011, vol. 29, n°. 1, p. 27-46, nombre de pages : 20, Références bibliographiques : 57 ref.

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Pion