The study of material culture demonstrates that objects make people just as much as people make, exchange and consume objects. But what if these objects are, in

The study of material culture demonstrates that objects make people just as much as people make, exchange and consume objects. But what if these objects are, in

Authenticity is taken for granted as an absolute value in contemporary life. We speak of authentic art, music, food, dance, and people. Authenticity, in its man

Across sociology and cultural studies in particular, the concept of authenticity has begun to occupy a central role, yet in spite of its popularity as an ideal

In this classic study of the relationship between technology and culture, Miles Orvell demonstrates that the roots of contemporary popular culture reach back to