Starting from a microsociological perspective, the aim of this paper is to analyze how objects actively participate in the definition of forms through which indi- viduals engage in reciprocal action. In this regard, an object of daily use, namely the lamp, will be considered. In the first part, the cultural foundations of the lamp will be investigated in order to highlight the chiasmatic relationship between the individual and collective dimension. In the second part, starting from the notion of style, the symbolic field in which these relationships are played out will be examined. Finally, it will be emphasized that this process of symbolic signification has an ambivalent nature. Alongside the functional aspects of the objects, the aesthetic aspects will be taken into consideration, and the dynamics from which specific forms of association arise will be analyzed.
Sociology of the Lamp. The Ambivalent Character of Culture and the Epimethic Side of Social Life
TRAMONTANA A
2022-01-01
Abstract
Starting from a microsociological perspective, the aim of this paper is to analyze how objects actively participate in the definition of forms through which indi- viduals engage in reciprocal action. In this regard, an object of daily use, namely the lamp, will be considered. In the first part, the cultural foundations of the lamp will be investigated in order to highlight the chiasmatic relationship between the individual and collective dimension. In the second part, starting from the notion of style, the symbolic field in which these relationships are played out will be examined. Finally, it will be emphasized that this process of symbolic signification has an ambivalent nature. Alongside the functional aspects of the objects, the aesthetic aspects will be taken into consideration, and the dynamics from which specific forms of association arise will be analyzed.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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