On insignificance the loss of meaning in the post-material age
"Focussing on the anthropological consequences of the disappearing of materiality and sensory embodiment, On Insignificance highlights some of the most perturbing patterns of insignificance that have seeped into our everyday lives. Seeking to explain the semiotic causes of feelings of meaningle...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London, New York, NY
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2020
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "Focussing on the anthropological consequences of the disappearing of materiality and sensory embodiment, On Insignificance highlights some of the most perturbing patterns of insignificance that have seeped into our everyday lives. Seeking to explain the semiotic causes of feelings of meaningless, Leone posits that caring for the singularities of the world is the most viable way to resist the alienating effects of the digital bureaucratization of meaning. The book will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, cultural studies, semiotics, aesthetics, communication studies and social theory"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 233 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781138618305 978-1-138-61830-5 9781138618312 978-1-138-61831-2 |