{"product_id":"material-identities-isbn-9781405132350","title":"Material Identities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterial Identities\u003c\/i\u003e examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for projecting aspects of their identities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the way identity is fashioned, launched, used, and admired in the material world.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributors intervene from the disciplines of art history, anthropology, design and material culture.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders contrasting media - painting, print, sculpture, dress, coinage, architecture, furniture, luxury items, and interior design.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the complexity of identity through the intersection notions of gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, and class.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReaffirms the central role of public identities and their impact on social life.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Series Editor’s Preface. \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Materiality and Identity (Joanna Sofaer).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: PROJECTING IDENTITIES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Mai\/Omai in London and the South Pacific: Perfomativity, Cultural Entanglement, and Indigenous Appropriation (Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Projecting Identities in the Greek Symposion (Robin Osborne).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: MATERIAL AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Bernini Struts (Michael Cole).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Architectural Style and Identity in Egypt (Doris Behrens-Abouseif).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Identifying the Body: Representing Self. Art, Ornamentation and the Body In Later Prehistoric Europe (Fay Stevens).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: POLITICS AND IDENTITY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Aristocratic Identity: Regency Furniture and the Egyptian Revival Style (Abigail Harrison-Moore).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Architecture, Power, and Politics: The Forum-Basilica in Roman Britain (Louise Revell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoanna Sofaer\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Southampton. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Body as Material Culture: A Theoretical Osteoarchaeology \u003c\/i\u003e(2006), editor of \u003ci\u003eChildren and Material Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and co-editor, with Dana Arnold, of \u003ci\u003eBiographies and Space\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).  \u003ci\u003eMaterial Identities\u003c\/i\u003e examines the way that individuals use material objects as tools for conveying certain aspects of their personalities to others. Exploring the complexity of identity through the intersecting notions of gender, ethnicity, age, sexuality, and class, this book looks at the deliberate expression and manipulation of identity through the use of material goods, and how individuals single out aspects of themselves in order to project or conceal particular characteristics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging with objects from the past and present, high and low culture, and from around the globe, this volume explores the range of contrasting media from painting and print to clothing and furniture, and takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of material culture’s expression, and identity’s careful orchestration. Contributors include experts from various fields including architectural theory and museum studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989582725349,"sku":"NP9781405132350","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405132350.jpg?v=1761784688","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/material-identities-isbn-9781405132350","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}