Hanging Out
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Hanging Out by Sheila Liming
Almost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. Starting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adult, Liming makes a brilliant case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality. The book asks questions like what is hanging out? why is it important? why do we do it? how do we do it? and examines the various ways we hang out - in groups, online, at parties, at work. Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time makes a smart and funny case for the importance of this most casual of social structures, and shows us how just getting together can be a potent act of resistance all on its own.Sheila Liming is assistant professor of English at the University of North Dakota. She has contributed to The Atlantic, the Los Angeles Review of Books, McSweeney's, and the Chronicle Review.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781685890780 |
| ISBN 10 | 1685890784 |
| Title | Hanging Out |
| Author | Sheila Liming |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Melville House Publishing |
| Year published | 2024-01-09 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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