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The Care of Things

Ethics and Politics of Maintenance

by Jerome Denis, David Pontille ...

Translated by Andrew Brown ...

What does a coffee machine, a car, road signs, a smartphone, a cathedral, a work of art, a satellite, a bicycle, a washing machine, a bridge, a watch, a computer, the body of a prominent politician and a tractor have in common? Pretty much nothing – except for the fact that, no matter how small, large, important or insignificant something is, it rarely survives without being cared for. Every ... Read more

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What does a coffee machine, a car, road signs, a smartphone, a cathedral, a work of art, a satellite, a bicycle, a washing machine, a bridge, a watch, a computer, the body of a prominent politician and a tractor have in common? Pretty much nothing – except for the fact that, no matter how small, large, important or insignificant something is, it rarely survives without being cared for. Every
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Provenance in Architecture

A Dictionary

by Elif Akyüz, Carson Chan, Nicholas Olsberg, Uwe Fleckner, Mari Lending, Tim Anstey, Richard Anderson, Thordis Arrhenius, Eirik Bøhn0, Craig Buckley1, Maristella Casciato2, Flavia Crisciotti3, Jérôme Denis4, Martin Denoun5, Caroline von Eck6, Dag Erik Elgin7, Ella Eßlinger8, Adrian Forty9, Christoph Grafe0, Nina Lucia Groß1, Niall Hobhouse2, Olivia Horsfall Turner3, Mari Hvattum4, Timothy Hyde5, Amandine Kastler6, Margit Kern7, Markus Lähteenmäki8, Erik Langdalen9, Adam Lowe0, Rosa Lowinger1, Charlotte Malterre-Barthes2, Thomas McQuillan3, Wallis Miller4, Simon Mitchell5, Matthew Mullane6, Bernd Nicolai7, Jorge Otero-Pailos8, Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen9, Aileen Ramm0, Alena Beth Rieger1, Ingrid Dobloug Roede2, Lynn Rother3, Charles Saumarez Smith4, Frank Schmitz5, Erlend Skjeseth6, Chelsea Spencer7, Hugh Strange8, Jørgen Tandberg9, Yuning Teng0, Victor Plahte Tschudi1, Philip Ursprung2, Espen Vatn3, Nick Walkley4, Ines Weizman5, Matthew Wells6, Richard Wittman7, Albena Yaneva8, Claire Zimmerman9, Jens Johan Tandberg0, Øystein Arbo studio1 ...

The provenance of artworks is a burning issue in current scholarship and politics. Transpose provenance into architecture and it reveals new and surprising dimensions in the social, material and cultural lives of buildings and architectural artefacts, reframing questions of migration, movement and circulation. Provenance in architecture illuminates the intricate trajectories of fundamentally ... Read more

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The provenance of artworks is a burning issue in current scholarship and politics. Transpose provenance into architecture and it reveals new and surprising dimensions in the social, material and cultural lives of buildings and architectural artefacts, reframing questions of migration, movement and circulation. Provenance in architecture illuminates the intricate trajectories of fundamentally
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Fragilities

Essays on the Politics, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Maintenance and Repair

Edited by Fernando Dominguez Rubio, Jerome Denis, David Pontille ...

Series series Infrastructures
An original essay collection that explores the generative dimensions of fragility, which can help reveal new life-affirming politics and ethics.At a time when it may be easy to fall into a defeatist melancholia, if not outright pessimism, fragility offers an opportunity for a different kind of world-making. In Fragilities, Fernando Domínguez Rubio, Jérôme Denis, and David Pontille argue that we ... Read more

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An original essay collection that explores the generative dimensions of fragility, which can help reveal new life-affirming politics and ethics.At a time when it may be easy to fall into a defeatist melancholia, if not outright pessimism, fragility offers an opportunity for a different kind of world-making. In Fragilities, Fernando Domínguez Rubio, Jérôme Denis, and David Pontille argue that we
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Building and Dwelling

Ethics for the City

by Richard Sennett ...

**A reflection on the past and present of city life, and a bold proposal for its future“Constantly stimulating ideas from a veteran of urban thinking.”—Jonathan Meades, The Guardian**In this sweeping work, the preeminent sociologist Richard Sennett traces the anguished relation between how cities are built and how people live in them, from ancient Athens to twenty-first-century Shanghai. He shows ... Read more

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**A reflection on the past and present of city life, and a bold proposal for its future“Constantly stimulating ideas from a veteran of urban thinking.”—Jonathan Meades, The Guardian**In this sweeping work, the preeminent sociologist Richard Sennett traces the anguished relation between how cities are built and how people live in them, from ancient Athens to twenty-first-century Shanghai. He shows
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Pollution Is Colonialism

by Max Liboiron ...

In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an ... Read more

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In Pollution Is Colonialism Max Liboiron presents a framework for understanding scientific research methods as practices that can align with or against colonialism. They point out that even when researchers are working toward benevolent goals, environmental science and activism are often premised on a colonial worldview and access to land. Focusing on plastic pollution, the book models an
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Against Purity

Living Ethically in Compromised Times

by Alexis Shotwell ...

The world is in a terrible mess. It is toxic, irradiated, and full of injustice. Aiming to stand aside from the mess can produce a seemingly satisfying self-righteousness in the scant moments we achieve it, but since it is ultimately impossible, individual purity will always disappoint. Might it be better to understand complexity and, indeed, our own complicity in much of what we think of as bad, ... Read more

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The world is in a terrible mess. It is toxic, irradiated, and full of injustice. Aiming to stand aside from the mess can produce a seemingly satisfying self-righteousness in the scant moments we achieve it, but since it is ultimately impossible, individual purity will always disappoint. Might it be better to understand complexity and, indeed, our own complicity in much of what we think of as bad,
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Should We Go Extinct?

A Philosophical Dilemma for Our Unbearable Times

by Todd May ...

Should we bring new humans into the world? Or would it be better off without us? A renowned philosopher and advisor to NBC’s The Good Place offers a thoughtful exploration of humanity’s future—or lack thereof.“For more than five years, Todd May was my philosophical advisor. I heartily recommend that he be yours as well. (It helps that he’s quite funny.)”—Michael Schur, from the IntroductionThese ... Read more

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Should we bring new humans into the world? Or would it be better off without us? A renowned philosopher and advisor to NBC’s The Good Place offers a thoughtful exploration of humanity’s future—or lack thereof.“For more than five years, Todd May was my philosophical advisor. I heartily recommend that he be yours as well. (It helps that he’s quite funny.)”—Michael Schur, from the IntroductionThese
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Modern Architecture

by Alan Colquhoun ...

Series series Oxford History of Art
This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. Alan Colquhoun explores the evolution of the ... Read more

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This new account of international modernism explores the complex motivations behind this revolutionary movement and assesses its triumphs and failures. The work of the main architects of the movement such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, and Mies van der Rohe is re-examined shedding new light on their roles as acknowledged masters. Alan Colquhoun explores the evolution of the
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Catastrophe Ethics

How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices

by Travis Rieder ...

How to live a morally decent life in the midst of today's constant, complex choicesIn a world of often confusing and terrifying global problems, how should we make choices in our everyday lives? Does anything on the individual level really make a difference? In Catastrophe Ethics, Travis Rieder tackles the moral philosophy puzzles that bedevil us. He explores vital ethical concepts from history ... Read more

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How to live a morally decent life in the midst of today's constant, complex choicesIn a world of often confusing and terrifying global problems, how should we make choices in our everyday lives? Does anything on the individual level really make a difference? In Catastrophe Ethics, Travis Rieder tackles the moral philosophy puzzles that bedevil us. He explores vital ethical concepts from history
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After Art

by David Joselit ...

Series series POINT: Essays on Architecture
Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. In this trenchant illustrated essay, David Joselit describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. Under the dual pressures of digital technology, which allows images to be reformatted and disseminated effortlessly, and the exponential acceleration of cultural exchange enabled ... Read more

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Art as we know it is dramatically changing, but popular and critical responses lag behind. In this trenchant illustrated essay, David Joselit describes how art and architecture are being transformed in the age of Google. Under the dual pressures of digital technology, which allows images to be reformatted and disseminated effortlessly, and the exponential acceleration of cultural exchange enabled
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Eating in Theory

by Annemarie Mol ...

Series series Experimental Futures
As we taste, chew, swallow, digest, and excrete, our foods transform us, while our eating, in its turn, affects the wider earthly environment. In Eating in Theory Annemarie Mol takes inspiration from these transformative entanglements to rethink what it is to be human. Drawing on fieldwork at food conferences, research labs, health care facilities, restaurants, and her own kitchen table, Mol ... Read more

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As we taste, chew, swallow, digest, and excrete, our foods transform us, while our eating, in its turn, affects the wider earthly environment. In Eating in Theory Annemarie Mol takes inspiration from these transformative entanglements to rethink what it is to be human. Drawing on fieldwork at food conferences, research labs, health care facilities, restaurants, and her own kitchen table, Mol
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Architectural Styles

A Visual Guide

by Owen Hopkins ...

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present ... Read more

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Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gothic and Gothic Revival, or how to distinguish between Baroque and Neoclassical? This guide makes extensive use of photographs to identify and explain the characteristic features of nearly 300 buildings. The result is a clear and easy-to-navigate guide to identifying the key styles of western architecture from the classical age to the present
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