Plastic Culture
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Plastic Culture
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Author : Woodrow Phoenix
language : en
Publisher: Kodansha International
Release Date : 2006-06-26
Plastic Culture written by Woodrow Phoenix and has been published by Kodansha International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-26 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
In "Plastic Culture", British comics artist and illustrator Woodrow Phoenixxplores our relationship to toys in the twenty-first century, witharticular emphasis on Japan - an exporter of both merchandise and ideas.lastic Toys based on comics, movies and TV shows from "Astro Boy", "Godzilla"nd "Gatchaman", to "Power Rangers", "Sailor Moon" and "Pokemon" have had aowerful effect on the West, and have kick-started trends in design and populture that have crossed from Japan to the West and back East again. Withts blend of incisive analysis and stylish photography, this is a book thatill appeal to a wide range of readers: from those interested in the latestrends in contemporary art, to toy collectors young and old, and to anyoneith an interest in Japan's influence on contemporary pop culture.
Plastic Culture
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Plastic Culture written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Pop art categories.
The Plastic Culture exhibition was held from 28 March to 30 May 2009. The exhibition looked at the visual and cultural impact of the Pop Art movement upon subsequent generations of artists in Japan, the UK and the USA. This illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition.
American Plastic
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Author : Jeffrey L. Meikle
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 1995
American Plastic written by Jeffrey L. Meikle and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Plastics categories.
"(Meikle) traces the course of plastics from 19th-century celluloid and the first wholly synthetic bakelite, in 1907, through the proliferation of compounds (vinyls, acrylics, nylon, etc.) and recent ecological concerns".--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Winner of the 1996 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology and a 1996 CHOICE Oustanding Academic Book. 70 illustrations.
From Disposable Culture To Disposable People
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Author : Sasha Adkins
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2018-12-13
From Disposable Culture To Disposable People written by Sasha Adkins and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-13 with Nature categories.
We cannot solve the problem of plastics simply by recycling more. The plastic in the oceans, the soil, and our bodies is a symptom of the broader problem of disposable culture. We are not just treating objects as disposable—we are treating ourselves and each other as disposable, too. The story of plastics parallels the story of my life, from my childhood living aboard a sailboat to graduate work on plastics and endocrine disruption, and ultimately teaching about plastics, not only as a complex set of chemicals, but as a spiritual poison.
Provocative Plastics
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Author : Susan Lambert
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-01-07
Provocative Plastics written by Susan Lambert and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-07 with Social Science categories.
Plastics have now been our most used materials for over fifty years. This book adopts a new approach, exploring plastics’ contribution from two perspectives: as a medium for making and their value in societal use. The first approach examines the multivalent nature of plastics materiality and their impact on creativity through the work of artists, designers and manufacturers. The second perspective explores attitudes to plastics and the different value systems applied to them through current research undertaken by design, materials and socio-cultural historians. The book addresses the environmental impact of plastics and elucidates the ways in which they can and must be part of the solution. The individual viewpoints are provocative and controversial but together they present a balanced and scholarly un-picking of the debate that surrounds this ubiquitous group of materials. The book is essential reading for a wide academic readership interested in the Arts and Humanities, especially Design and Design History; Anthropology; and Cultural, Material and Social Histories.
Fantastic Plastic
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Author : Susan T. I. Mossman
language : en
Publisher: Black Dog Pub Limited
Release Date : 2008
Fantastic Plastic written by Susan T. I. Mossman and has been published by Black Dog Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Design categories.
Fantastic Plastic provides a fascinating look at how designs using plastics can be considered works of art, as well as objects of our everyday lives. Within Fantastic Plastic the material is explored, from the high end of furniture and product design, to the throwaway, disposable world of condoms and plastic bags. Fantastic Plastic shows how product design has developed and considers plastics' usability, technology and appearance. From the trademarked names of Spandex, Teflon, Nylon, Rayon, Formica and Tupperware, this book follows plastic through its iconic incarnations and reflects on how their function and reputation have changed over their lifetime.
Beyond Straw Men
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Author : Phaedra C. Pezzullo
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023
Beyond Straw Men written by Phaedra C. Pezzullo and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Internet and activism categories.
"Addressing plastics can feel overwhelming. Guilt, shame, anger, hurt, fear, dismissiveness, and despair abound. Beyond Strawmen moves beyond "hot take" or strawman fallacies by illustrating how affective counterpublics mobilized around plastics reveal broader stories about environmental justice and social change. Inspired by on- and offline organizing, Pezzullo engages public controversies, policies, and headline-making advocates in Bangladesh, Kenya, the US, and Vietnam through hashtag activism, campaign materials, and her podcast, Communicating Care. She argues that plastics have become an entry point into contested environmental politics, including carbon-heavy masculinity, carceral policies, planetary fatalism, eco-ableism, greenwashing, marine life endangerment, pollution colonialism, and waste imperialism. Attuned to plastic attachments, Beyond Strawmen shares how unsustainable patterns of the plastics-industrial complex are resisted through imperfect but impactful networked cultures of care"--
Garbage In Popular Culture
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Author : Mehita Iqani
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2020-11-01
Garbage In Popular Culture written by Mehita Iqani and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Garbage in Popular Culture is the first book to explicitly link media discourse, consumer culture and the cultural politics of garbage in contemporary global society. It makes an original contribution to the areas of consumer culture studies, visual culture, media and communications, and cultural theory through a critical analysis of the ways in which waste and garbage are visually communicated in the public realm. Mehita Iqani examines three key themes evident in the global representation of garbage: questions of agency and activism, cultures of hedonism and luxury, and anxieties about devastation and its affect. Each theme is explored through a number of case studies, including zero-waste recycling campaigns communicated on Instagram, to fine art made with waste, popular entertainment festivals, tropical beach tourism, and films about oil spills and plastic waste in oceans. Iqani argues that we need a new vocabulary to think about what it means to be human in this new age of consumption-produced waste, and reflects on what rubbish allows us to learn about our relationship with the natural world.
Plastic Water
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Author : Gay Hawkins
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2015-08-21
Plastic Water written by Gay Hawkins and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.
How and why branded bottles of water have insinuated themselves into our daily lives, and what the implications are for safe urban water supplies. How did branded bottles of water insinuate themselves into our daily lives? Why did water become an economic good—no longer a common resource but a commercial product, in industry parlance a “fast moving consumer good,” or FMCG? Plastic Water examines the processes behind this transformation. It goes beyond the usual political and environmental critiques of bottled water to investigate its multiplicity, examining a bottle of water's simultaneous existence as, among other things, a product, personal health resource, object of boycotts, and part of accumulating waste matter. Throughout, the book focuses on the ontological dimensions of drinking bottled water—the ways in which this habit enacts new relations and meanings that may interfere with other drinking water practices. The book considers the assemblage and emergence of a mass market for water, from the invention of the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle in 1973 to the development of “hydration science” that accompanied the rise of jogging in the United States. It looks at what bottles do in the world, tracing drinking and disposal practices in three Asian cities with unreliable access to safe water: Bangkok, Chennai, and Hanoi. And it considers the possibility of ethical drinking, examining campaigns to “say no” to the bottle and promote the consumption of tap water in Canada, the United States, and Australia.
The Plastic Age
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The Plastic Age written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with United States categories.
