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Distributed Objects - by Liana Chua & Mark Elliott (Paperback)

Distributed Objects - by  Liana Chua & Mark Elliott (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p> One of the most influential anthropological works of the last two decades, Alfred Gell's <em>Art and Agency </em>is a provocative and ambitious work that both challenged and reshaped anthropological understandings of art, agency, creativity and the social. It has become a touchstone in contemporary artifact-based scholarship. This volume brings together leading anthropologists, archaeologists, art historians and other scholars into an interdisciplinary dialogue with <em>Art and Agency</em>, generating a timely re-engagement with the themes, issues and arguments at the heart of Gell's work, which remains salient, and controversial, in the social sciences and humanities. Extending his theory into new territory - from music to literary technology and ontology to technological change - the contributors do not simply take stock, but also provoke, critically reassessing this important work while using it to challenge conceptual and disciplinary boundaries.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p> "...<em>profound scholarly reflections on the distributed effects of Alfred Gell's endeavor to identify an anthropological theory of ...a captivating pendant piece to Gell's original publication. Itis not meant as a guidebook to understanding Gell's work; rather it is a collection of complex studies that capture distinct engagements with Gell's ideas around an anthropology of art</em>."<strong> - Material World</strong></p> <p> <em>"Chua and Elliott have pulled together an excellent volume to address a real problem in the interdisciplinary discussions of art... While I think the volume is most useful for those teaching arts-oriented disciplines, it is also a valuable volume for those thinking through curatorial choices in regard to ethnographic and art objects."</em><strong> - Museum Anthropology</strong></p><br>

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