Dress is everywhere imbued with symbols that reflect different meanings in different contexts. This compelling book convincingly demonstrates how clothing is analogous to a working language and is similarly underpinned by deeper meanings and philosop hies. From tattoos and mini-…
Human-computer interaction--INTERACT 2011: 13th IFIP TC 13 international conference, Lisbon,…
by IFIP Technical Committee 13 on Human Computer Interaction, Campos, Pedro, International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (Fédération internationale pour le traitement de l'information), Lisbonne, Portugal)
fromLecture Notes in Computer Science
"Studies of learning are too frequently conceptualized only in terms of knowledge development. Yet it is vital to pay close attention to the social and emotional aspects of learning in order to understand why and how it occurs. How Students Come to Be, Know, and Do builds a theo…
Evaluates the costs of low-priced clothing while tracing the author's own transformation to a conscientious shopper, a journey during which she visited a garment factory, learned to resole shoes, and shopped for local, sustainable clothing.
4e de couv.: Museums: A Visual Anthropology provides a clear and concise summary of the key ideas, debates and texts of the most important approaches to the study of museums from around the world. The book examines ways to address the social relations of museums, embedded in the…
Elusive promises: planning in the contemporary world
by Abram, Simone, Weszkalnys, Gisa
fromDislocations
"Planning in contemporary democratic states is often understood as a range of activities, from housing to urban design, regional development to economic planning. This volume sees planning differently--as the negotiation of possibilities that time offers space. It explores what …