Shannon Lee Dawdy
Patina: A Profane Archaeology
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226351193
- author:
- Shannon Lee Dawdy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University Of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 212
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.5 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Anthropology, Shannon Lee Dawdy,Patina: A Profane Archaeology,University Of Chicago Press,022635119X,Sociology & Anthropology: Professional,Antiques - Social aspects - Louisiana - New Orleans,Archaeolo
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Shannon Lee Dawdy's Patina: A Profane Archaeology examines the impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans, exploring how its residents used material objects to comprehend time, history, and their connection to one another.
The author draws on material evidence, archival texts, and post-Katrina interviews to study the patina aesthetic and its role in a trenchant political critique. By investigating everyday objects such as souvenirs, heirlooms, and Hurricane Katrina ruins, Dawdy reveals how sharing in the care of a historic landscape can unite a city's population despite extreme divisions.
This thought-provoking study offers an intriguing exploration of the power of material culture and its potential to inspire civil camaraderie based on a shared nostalgia for the past, rather than a return to it.
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