La biographie d’objet : une écriture et une méthode critique

Biographical method applied to material objects is introduced by Igor Kopytoff in his paper, “The cultural biography of things,” published in 1986. Such method arguably can be used with relevance in contemporary critical thought, with caution against falling into what Pierre Bourdieu terms “biograph...

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Main Authors: Thierry Bonnot, Bérénice Gaillemin, Élise Lehoux
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Centre d´Histoire et Théorie des Arts 2018-12-01
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/5925
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description Biographical method applied to material objects is introduced by Igor Kopytoff in his paper, “The cultural biography of things,” published in 1986. Such method arguably can be used with relevance in contemporary critical thought, with caution against falling into what Pierre Bourdieu terms “biographical illusion” (1987). Drawing on myriad prior and current case studies, this interview aims to define the biography of object as a critical enquiry method, not only consisting of an artificial or “ideal typical” story, but also as applied to real situations, involving actual objects and researcher himself, with emphasis on turning points, failures, changes, and career bifurcations of the objects. As a necessarily interdisciplinary method, the biographical method engages anthropology, history and archaeology, bringing biographically singularity and agency of objects into context. As a writing method of material culture’s social sciences, the biographical method possesses a strong heuristic capacity.
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spellingShingle Thierry Bonnot
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La biographie d’objet : une écriture et une méthode critique
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anthropology
interdisciplinary
inquiry/survey
writing
title La biographie d’objet : une écriture et une méthode critique
title_full La biographie d’objet : une écriture et une méthode critique
title_fullStr La biographie d’objet : une écriture et une méthode critique
title_full_unstemmed La biographie d’objet : une écriture et une méthode critique
title_short La biographie d’objet : une écriture et une méthode critique
title_sort la biographie d objet une ecriture et une methode critique
topic biography
object
anthropology
interdisciplinary
inquiry/survey
writing
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