Practicing Culture
Author Description
'practicing Culture' Consists Of A Set Of Empirical Analyses Related To Each Other By A Shared Theoretical Framework. The Case Studies Show How Culture Works In Practice & How Practice Makes & Remakes Culture. We Have Never Been German: The Economy Of Digging In Russian Kaliningrad / Olga Sezneva -- Practicing Poetry: A Career Without A Job / Ailsa Craig -- Hot Glass: The Calorific Imagination Of Practice In Glassblowing / Erin O'connor -- State Power As Field Work: Culture And Practice In The French Survey Of Historic Landmarks / Alexandra Kowalski -- New And Improved Nations: Branding National Identity / Melissa Aronczyk -- Facts In The City: How London Accountants Simplify Decisions / Matthew Gill -- Managing Doubt: Professional Wrestling Jargon And The Making Of Smart Fans / Marion Wrenn -- Beauty At The Gallery: Sentimental Education And Operatic Community In Contemporary Buenos Aires / Claudio Benzecry -- The Erotic Life Of Electric Hair Clippers: A Social History / Alton Phillips -- Practicing Authorship: The Case Of Brecht's Plays / Monika Krause. Edited By Craig Calhoun And Richard Sennett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection investigates how cultural practices are constructed, maintained, and transformed through specific, localized social interactions. Editors Craig Calhoun and Richard Sennett curate a series of empirical studies that challenge abstract theories of culture by grounding them in observable human activity. The contributors utilize diverse ethnographic methods to demonstrate that culture is not a static set of values, but a dynamic process shaped by professional environments, institutional frameworks, and creative labor.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Case studies ranging from professional wrestling and glassblowing to national branding and accounting practices.
- An analytical framework that bridges the gap between high-level social theory and granular ethnographic observation.
- Qualitative research methodologies including field work, social history analysis, and participant observation.
- Examination of how institutional structures and professional jargon influence the formation of identity and community.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts identify this volume as a significant contribution to contemporary sociology for its focus on the intersection of practice theory and cultural analysis. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational text for students and researchers interested in the mechanics of social reproduction.
Page Count:
252
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
020394495X
ISBN-13:
9780203944950
Non-Fiction
Sociology
Social Theory
Manners and customs
Anthropology
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