Cultures of Obsolescence by B Tischleder

Cultures of Obsolescence by B Tischleder

Obsolescence is fundamental to the experience of modernity, not simply one dimension of an economic system. The contributors to this book investigate obsolescence as a historical phenomenon, an aesthetic practice, and an affective mode.

"Is planned obsolescence a conceptual paradox? How do we reconcile our era's impatience for the outmoded with our equally strong attachment to fantasies of endurance, be they about things or people? What is the place of the human in an age of obsolescence? This volume addresses these pressing questions and moreEach essay in this collection is a gem, and collectively they do the important work of expanding the conversation about the question of obsolescence beyond the realm of the technological to those of art, culture, environment, and politics" - Anne Anlin Cheng, Professor, English and the Center for African American Studies, Princeton University, USA

"This fascinating collection rethinks the meaning of obsolescence, from its historical relation to consumer capitalism and environmental blight to the ambivalent sentiments toward progress, tradition, fashion, and decay that inform its meanings in contemporary art, media, and material culture. A must-read for anyone interested in the intertwined itineraries of humans and things." - Lynn Spigel, Professor, Screen Cultures, Northwestern University, USA and author of Make Room for TV: Television and the Family Ideal in Postwar America

Daniel M. Abramson, Tufts University, USA Hanjo Berressem, University of Cologne, Germany Bill Brown, University of Chicago, USA Kathleen Fitzpatrick, New York University, USA John Durham Peters, University of Iowa, USA Jani Scandura, University of Minnesota, USA MaryAnn Snyder-Körber, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Germany Alexander Starre, Free University of Berlin, Germany Susan Strasser, University of Delaware, Germany William Uricchio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

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ISBN 13	9781137470898
ISBN 10	1137470895
Title	Cultures of Obsolescence
Author	B Tischleder
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	2015-05-28
Number of pages	238
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