HECOL201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Synecdoche, Extreme Makeover, Reference Group
30 Sep 2016
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Tim dant - consuming or living with things! Objects in use: signs of status and identity , vehicles that move meaning within and between cultures ! rings, jewelry, tobacco pouch, communion between cultures , bearers of aesthetic value ! Could be important works of art, have intrinsic value : components of ritual ! religious, etc, indicators of lifestyle and identity , embodiments of knowledge and ideas! Canadian ag, etc. ideas around knowledge. degree paper : potentially inalienable, with a highly particular or idiosyncratic meaning for each individual! Part of our attachment to objects ! Adds in our discussions about what is value, different kinds: focus of discourse about value ! In what ways do we interact with objects? as if they are human ! as messengers or emissaries between people that can cement relationships that speak of. [shared] histories, family history, etc. as indicators of personal identity - how you present it and what manners are important to you!
