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Présentation de l’ouvrage : The Social Lives of Chinese Objects, Brill

Alice Bianchi et Lyce Jankowski (dir.)

La présentation, en présence des auteurs et animée par Marianne Simon-Oikawa, aura lieu le jeudi 30 novembre à 18h à l’Université Paris Cité, bâtiment des Grands Moulins, salle 481 C.
 
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The Social Lives of Chinese Objects is the first anthology of texts to apply Arjun Appadurai’s well-known argument on the social life of things to the discussion of artefacts made in China. The essays in this book look at objects as “things-in-motion,” a status that brings attention to the history of transmissions ensuing after the time and conditions of their production. How does the identity of an object change as a consequence of geographical relocation and/ or temporal transference?  How do the intentions of the individuals responsible for such transfers affect the later status and meaning of these objects? The materiality of the things analyzed in this book, and visualized by a rich array of illustrations, varies from bronze to lacquered wood, from clay to porcelain, and includes painting, imperial clothing, and war spoils. Metamorphoses of value, status, and function as well as the connections with the individuals who managed them, such as collectors, museum curators, worshipers, and soldiers are also considered as central to the discussion of their life. Presenting a broader and more contextual reading than that traditionally adopted by art-historical scholarship, the essays in this book take on a multidisciplinary approach that helps to expose crucial elements in the life of these Chinese things and brings to light the cumulative motives making them relevant and meaningful to our present time. 
 
Contributions by Bonnie Cheng, Francesca Dal Lago, Ines Eben von Racknitz, Foong Ping, Cédric Laurent, Lee Wing-Ki, Michaela Pejcochova and Wang Lianming

OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
datwei (9 novembre 2023). Présentation de l’ouvrage : The Social Lives of Chinese Objects, Brill. Association française d'études chinoises 法國漢學協會. Consulté le 7 décembre 2024 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/aopi