Objects in Italian Life and Culture: Fiction, Migration, and Artificiality

Paolo Bartoloni

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Abstract

This book makes visible the hidden relations between things and individuals through a discussion of creative processes and cultural practices. Italian life and culture are filled with objects that cross, accompany, facilitate or disrupt experience, desires, and dreams. Yet in spite of their ubiquity, theoretical engagement in the Italian context is still underdeveloped. Paolo Bartoloni investigates four typologiesthe fictional, migrant, multicultural transnational, and the artificialto hypothesize that the ability to treat things as partners of emotional and creative expression creates a sense of identity predicated on inclusivity, openness, care, and attention.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-349-94875-8
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sep 2016

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