{"product_id":"the-new-politics-of-the-anthea-black-9781784538248","title":"The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism. \u003ci\u003eThe New Politics of the Handmade\u003c\/i\u003e features twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft's connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthea Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784538248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784538248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Anthea Black","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993424625919,"sku":"9781784538248","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_315e815a-f2d0-4a3e-9a4e-6ac3b264201b.jpg?v=1683324276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-politics-of-the-anthea-black-9781784538248","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}