Conversing artifacts: an exploration into the communicative power of inanimate things

The present article argues for the evocative power of artifacts in heritage site exhibits and their ability to be recognized as active members of local culture, networks and practice, to embody and perform locality. Objects have the ability to speak, drawing on their previous social life and interac...

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Main Author: Luciana Aenasoaie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bucharest 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology
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Online Access:http://compaso.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Compaso2012-31-Aenasoaie.pdf