The Materiality of Nothing by Helen Holmes

The Materiality of Nothing by Helen Holmes

The Materiality of Nothing explores the invisible, intangible and transient materials and objects of everyday life and the relationships we have with them.

"The need to better understand the relations between people and ‘stuff’ is becoming abundantly clearIt matters as much for understanding the experience of everyday life as it does for thinking about all manner of sustainability crises. Placing notions of absence, intangibility and nothingness at the heart of things, this highly-original and captivating book sheds new light on how materiality should be thought about. Working across an impressive and enviable range of topics and sites – ranging from hair and plastics to lost property and nightclubs – Helen Holmes demonstrates the potency and relational capacities of objects even, perhaps especially, when they fall apart or disappear. At once theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, The Materiality of Nothing will haunt you. It convinces not only of the need for an expanded view of the connections between persons and things, but also of the political and ethical case for acknowledging these." - Professor David M. Evans, University of Bristol, UK

Helen Holmes is a Lecturer in Sociology based in the Sustainable Consumption Institute at the University of Manchester, UK, and a member of the Morgan Centre for Research into Everyday Lives.

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ISBN 13	9780367655570
ISBN 10	0367655578
Title	The Materiality of Nothing
Author	Helen Holmes
Series	Materializing Culture
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2023-07-31
Number of pages	150
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