artifacts
assemblages
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circulation
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itineraries
material culture
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- ISBN 9781938645501
- Weight: 462g
- Dimensions: 152 x 226mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2015
- Publisher: SAR Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Complementing the concept of object biography, the contributors to this volume use the complex construct of “itineraries” to trace the places in which objects come to rest or are active, the routes through which things circulate, and the means by which they are moved. The contributors advocate for a broader engagement with the mobility of things, from the point at which things emerge from source material to the organization of their manufacture and use, their subsequent movements as mediated by economic and ritual exchanges, their deposition in places that become archaeological sites, their emergence through research and subsequent curation in museum collections, and their circulation in the contemporary world, including through reproduction in other media. Ultimately, the contributors explore movement as a fundamental capacity of things and demonstrate the dynamic capacity of things in motion.
