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Practicing Culture

Paperback

Main Details

Title Practicing Culture
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Craig Calhoun
Edited by Richard Sennett
SeriesTaking Culture Seriously
Series part Volume No. v. 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:248
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780415412506
ClassificationsDewey:306
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Edition New edition
Illustrations 32 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 31 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 16 August 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Practicing Culture seeks to revitalize the field of cultural sociology with an emphasis not on abstract theoretical debates but on showing how to put theoretical sources to work in empirical research. Culture is not just products and representations but practices. It is made and remade in countless small ways and occasional bursts of innovation. It is something people do - and do in rich variety and distinctive contexts as engaging case studies from the book reveal. For example: in Russia's most Western city, Kaliningrad, residents dig for artifacts symbolizing a German past - even though their parents only migrated to what was once Konigsberg after WWII in the USA, fans of professional wrestling pride themselves on being smart enough to know how much is trickery and how the tricks work yet still believe in the contest. Practicing Culture will reshape and invigorate the sociology of culture, not only through internal development, but through enhanced connections to the interdisciplinary social theory and to related fields like the sociology of knowledge and ethnography. It will prove an essential tool for students and researchers of cultural theory, contemporary social theory and cultural sociology.

Author Biography

Craig Calhoun is University Professor of Social Science at New York University and President of the Social Science Research Council. Richard Sennett is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Cities Programme at the London School of Economics and is University Professor of the Humanities at New York University.