Tag Archives: material culture theory

The Power of Objects: Materiality – Forms – Ritual Action

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Haidy Geismar

International Conference, Toulouse: May 30th – June 1st 2013 Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail Maison de la Recherche 5 allées A. Machado 31058 TOULOUSE CEDEX 9 Téléphone 05 61 50 24 30 Ethnographers, whether their research results in producing texts or … Continue reading →

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Materiality Matters at the Association of Internet Researchers Conference

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Heather Horst

In October I attended the 13th annual Association of Internet Researchers conference (AoIR or IR13) which was held in Salford, England at the University of Salford in the heart of the new home of the BBC, Media City UK. As a conference, AoIR has … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes: The Father of Material Culture?

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Haidy Geismar

Christopher Pinney, UCL Sherlock Holmes was many things: cocaine addict, violinist extraordinaire, expert on Ceylonese Buddhism, master consulting detective, and accomplished amateur boxer. He was also a published anthropologist of sorts having (as is revealed in The Adventure of the … Continue reading →

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