Leone Massimo - On Insignificance The Loss Of Meaning In The Post - Material Age - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Focusing on the anthropological consequences of the disappearing of materiality and sensory embodiment On Insignificance highlights some of the most perturbing patterns of insignificance that have seeped into our everyday lives. Seeking to explain the semiotic causes of feelings of meaninglessness Leone posits that caring for the singularities of the world is the most viable way to resist the alienating effects of the digital bureaucratization of meaning. The book will be of interest to scholars of anthropology cultural studies semiotics aesthetics communication studies and social theory.
Title: On Insignificance The Loss Of Meaning In The Post - Material Age
Author(s): Leone Massimo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9781138618305
Pages: 234 Pages, 39 Halftones, Black And White; 39 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 11/7/2019
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography