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Plastic Materialities

Author : Brenna Bhandar
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822375737
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Plastic Materialities written by Brenna Bhandar and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catherine Malabou's concept of plasticity has influenced and inspired scholars from across disciplines. The contributors to Plastic Materialities—whose fields include political philosophy, critical legal studies, social theory, literature, and philosophy—use Malabou's innovative combination of post-structuralism and neuroscience to evaluate the political implications of her work. They address, among other things, subjectivity, science, war, the malleability of sexuality, neoliberalism and economic theory, indigenous and racial politics, and the relationship between the human and non-human. Plastic Materialities also includes three essays by Malabou and an interview with her, all of which bring her work into conversation with issues of sovereignty, justice, and social order for the first time. Contributors. Brenna Bhandar, Silvana Carotenuto, Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller, Jairus Victor Grove, Catherine Kellogg, Catherine Malabou, Renisa Mawani, Fred Moten, Alain Pottage, Michael J. Shapiro, Alberto Toscano

Accumulation

Author : Jennifer Gabrys
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135090467
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Accumulation written by Jennifer Gabrys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From food punnets to credit cards, plastic facilitates every part of our daily lives. It has become central to processes of contemporary socio-material living. Universalised and abstracted, it is often treated as the passive object of political deliberations, or a problematic material demanding human management. But in what ways might a 'politics of plastics' deal with both its specific manifestation in particular artefacts and events, and its complex dispersed heterogeneity? Accumulation explores the vitality and complexity of plastic. This interdisciplinary collection focuses on how the presence and recalcitrance of plastic reveals the relational exchanges across human and synthetic materialities. It captures multiplicity by engaging with the processual materialities or plasticity of plastic. Through a series of themed essays on plastic materialities, plastic economies, plastic bodies and new articulations of plastic, the editors and chapter authors examine specific aspects of plastic in action. How are multiple plastic realities enacted? What are their effects? This book will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology, human and cultural geography, environmental studies, consumption studies, science and technology studies, design, and political theory.

Accumulation

Author : Jennifer Gabrys
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135090459
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Accumulation written by Jennifer Gabrys and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From food punnets to credit cards, plastic facilitates every part of our daily lives. It has become central to processes of contemporary socio-material living. Universalised and abstracted, it is often treated as the passive object of political deliberations, or a problematic material demanding human management. But in what ways might a 'politics of plastics' deal with both its specific manifestation in particular artefacts and events, and its complex dispersed heterogeneity? Accumulation explores the vitality and complexity of plastic. This interdisciplinary collection focuses on how the presence and recalcitrance of plastic reveals the relational exchanges across human and synthetic materialities. It captures multiplicity by engaging with the processual materialities or plasticity of plastic. Through a series of themed essays on plastic materialities, plastic economies, plastic bodies and new articulations of plastic, the editors and chapter authors examine specific aspects of plastic in action. How are multiple plastic realities enacted? What are their effects? This book will be of interest to students and scholars of sociology, human and cultural geography, environmental studies, consumption studies, science and technology studies, design, and political theory.

Provocative Plastics

Author : Susan Lambert
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030558827
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Provocative Plastics written by Susan Lambert and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-01-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics have now been our most used materials for over fifty years. This book adopts a new approach, exploring plastics’ contribution from two perspectives: as a medium for making and their value in societal use. The first approach examines the multivalent nature of plastics materiality and their impact on creativity through the work of artists, designers and manufacturers. The second perspective explores attitudes to plastics and the different value systems applied to them through current research undertaken by design, materials and socio-cultural historians. The book addresses the environmental impact of plastics and elucidates the ways in which they can and must be part of the solution. The individual viewpoints are provocative and controversial but together they present a balanced and scholarly un-picking of the debate that surrounds this ubiquitous group of materials. The book is essential reading for a wide academic readership interested in the Arts and Humanities, especially Design and Design History; Anthropology; and Cultural, Material and Social Histories.

Plastics Materials and Processes

Author : Charles A. Harper
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 : 0471459208
Total Pages : 1008 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Materials and Processes written by Charles A. Harper and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 2003-10-10 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics Materials and Processes: A Concise Encyclopedia is a resource for anyone with an interest in plastic materials and processes, from seasoned professionals to laypeople. Arranged in alphabetical order, it clearly explains all of the materials and processes as well as their major application areas and usages. Plastics Materials and Processes: A Concise Encyclopedia: Discusses and describes applications and practical uses of the materials and processes. Clear definitions and sufficient depth to satisfy the information seekers needs

Plastic Legacies

Author : Trisia Farrelly
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
ISBN 13 : 1771993278
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book Plastic Legacies written by Trisia Farrelly and published by Athabasca University Press. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is virtually nowhere on earth that remains untouched by plastics and the situation presents a serious threat to our natural world. Despite the magnitude of the problem, the interventions most often put in place are consumer-led and market-based and only nominally capable of addressing the issue. As the problem worsens and neoliberal ideologies limit the world’s responses to this crisis, there is a growing need for legislative frameworks that attend to the complex social and ecological issues associated with plastics. The contributors to this volume bring expertise from across academic disciplines to illustrate how plastics are produced, consumed, and discarded and to find holistic and integrated approaches that demonstrate an understanding of the wide-ranging problem. From the plasticization of earth’s oceans to the endocrine disrupting chemicals that have the potential to seriously harm life as we know it, these essays beg the question that we all must answer: what is our plastic legacy? With contributions by: Imogen E. Napper, Sabine Pahl, Richard C. Thompson, Sasha Adkins, Stephanie B. Borrelle, Jennifer Provencher, Tina Ngata, Sven Bergmann, Christina Gerhardt, Elyse Stanes, Tridibesh Dey, Mike Michael, Laura McLauchlan, Johanne Tarpgaard, Deirdre McKay, Padmapani Perez, Lei Xiaoyu, and John Holland.

Plastic Materials

Author : Birley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401176140
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Plastic Materials written by Birley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics are part of everyday life and contribute immensely to the benefit of humanity. When failures occur, they are due in part either to inferior properties (resulting from poor design or badly controlled processing), or to an incomplete understanding of the properties and applications of plastics materials. Since publication of the first edition, the plastics industry has increas ingly adopted advanced business procedures and automation (such as closed loop control and robotics), to combat the effects of recession, and has moved increasingly towards methods based on sound scientific and technological principles. Plastics have increasingly been used in appli cations once dominated by the use of metals and ceramics. For instance, in the automotive industry, the modern car now contains a much higher proportion of polymers, including commodity plastics and more spec ialized materials. In addition, compact discs are being made from new injection-moulding grades of polycarbonate, which meet the requirements of a demanding process. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and extended to include new materials, technologies and design concepts. Chapters on thermoplastics reflect the development of polymer blends and alloys, whilst the chapters devoted to thermosets have been reorganized to accommodate the renaissance in the applications of phenolics and to cover the growing importance of polyurethanes. The related two component process technologies are now included; having undergone major developments in the last decade, they have become important shaping processes.

Plastics Materials

Author : J. A. Brydson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Materials written by J. A. Brydson and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Plastics Materials

Author : Arthur W. Birley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461536642
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Plastics Materials written by Arthur W. Birley and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plastics are part of everyday life and contribute immensely to the benefit of humanity. When failures occur, they are due in part either to inferior properties (resulting from poor design or badly controlled processing), or to an incomplete understanding of the properties and applications of plastics materials. Since publication of the first edition, the plastics industry has increas ingly adopted advanced business procedures and automation (such as closed loop control and robotics), to combat the effects of recession, and has moved increasingly towards methods based on sound scientific and technological principles. Plastics have increasingly been used in appli cations once dominated by the use of metals and ceramics. For instance, in the automotive industry, the modern car now contains a much higher proportion of polymers, including commodity plastics and more spec ialized materials. In addition, compact discs are being made from new injection-moulding grades of polycarbonate, which meet the requirements of a demanding process. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and extended to include new materials, technologies and design concepts. Chapters on thermoplastics reflect the development of polymer blends and alloys, whilst the chapters devoted to thermosets have been reorganized to accommodate the renaissance in the applications of phenolics and to cover the growing importance of polyurethanes. The related two component process technologies are now included; having undergone major developments in the last decade, they have become important shaping processes.

Plasticity for Engineers

Author : C. R. Calladine
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0857099701
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Plasticity for Engineers written by C. R. Calladine and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the plastic property of materials, and the way in which structures made of such material behave under load. It is intended for civil, mechanical, electro-mechanical, marine, and aeronautical engineers for under-graduate or post-graduate courses or research, and professionals in industry. Professor Calladine, from long experience in teaching, research and industry, here delivers a readable and authoritative account of theory and applications. He presents the classical "perfect plasticity material" as a model of irreversible mechanical behaviour, using this perfect plasticity property to analyse a range of continuum structural problems and metal-forming processes relevant to engineering practice.

The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Plastics

Author : Genevieve Godin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040108814
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Plastics by : Genevieve Godin

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Plastics written by Genevieve Godin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Archaeology and Plastics investigates the archaeology of the contemporary world through the lens of its most distinguishing and problematic material. Plastics are ubiquitous and have been so for nearly three generations since they became widely used in the early 1950s. Plastics will persist for millennia, their legacies as toxic heritage being felt deep into the future. In this book – comprising 32 original, at times disturbing, and critically engaged contributions – scholars from archaeology and other cognate disciplines explore plastics from a number of different angles and perspectives. Together these contributions highlight the dilemma that plastics present: their usefulness on the one hand, and the threats they present to environmental health on the other. The volume also explores the lessons that archaeologists can learn from plastics, about episodes of mass production, consumption and toxicity in the past, and also – importantly – about the future. This important and timely collection will therefore be of interest to all archaeologists irrespective of their period of study, or their geographical focus, and to students of archaeology and cultural heritage. It will also be relevant for researchers and students in other fields of study that focus on plastics and their environmental and social impacts. Ultimately, this book concerns the contemporary world and the impact of people upon it, through the archaeological lens.

Handbook of Plastic Materials and Technology

Author : Irvin I. Rubin
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
ISBN 13 : 9780471096344
Total Pages : 1792 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Plastic Materials and Technology written by Irvin I. Rubin and published by Wiley-Interscience. This book was released on 1990-05-14 with total page 1792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprises 119 chapters on plastic materials, properties, processes, and industry practices--all presented in a readily accessible and consistent format. Also features a wealth of useful auxiliary information and tables.

Concise Encyclopedia of Plastics

Author : Donald V. Rosato
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792384960
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (849 download)

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Download or read book Concise Encyclopedia of Plastics written by Donald V. Rosato and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-08-31 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of plastics as well as World of Plastic reviews.

Political Matter

Author : Bruce Braun, Sarah J. Whatmore, Isabelle Stengers
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452915482
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)

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Book Synopsis Political Matter by : Bruce Braun, Sarah J. Whatmore, Isabelle Stengers

Download or read book Political Matter written by Bruce Braun, Sarah J. Whatmore, Isabelle Stengers and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging collection that explores the politics of material objects.

Concrete and Plastic

Author : Kylie Crane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1350380598
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Concrete and Plastic written by Kylie Crane and published by . This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Plastic and concrete are two of the most important and ubiquitous materials of the modern age. This open access book brings these two materials together, using a wide range of sources, including novels, essays, travel and nature writings, films, advertisements, policy documents and (popular) science writing to examine the ways in which we invent, and re-invent, the world and worlds we inhabit"--

Material Revolution

Author : Sascha Peters
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3034610777
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book Material Revolution written by Sascha Peters and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-11-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it is now clear that in the future many raw materials will only be available to us in limited quantities, scientists have for some time been conducting intensive research into possible alternatives. Sustainability is the order of the day and the magic word for a better future in politics and industry. Moreover, environmental consciousness and a penchant for thinking in terms of material cycles have caught on with consumers: the use of environmentally compatible materials and production methods is desired, even taken for granted by the client. Designers and architects thus have a special role and responsibility. For they are the ones who decide what materials will be used on their projects and thus wield enormous influence on the sustainability of our product world. At the same time, we are dealing with a flood of new materials, which calls for specialized knowledge of their properties, their possible use, and their handling. Material Revolution bridges the gap between research and industry on the one hand and designers and architects on the other by offering a systematic overview of the currently available sustainable materials and providing the reader with all the information he or she needs to assess a new material’s suitability and potential for a given project. Along the way, it examines natural and biodegradable materials, while also presenting materials with multifunctional properties and the potential for diminishing energy requirements.

Assembling Culture

Author : Tony Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317982363
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Assembling Culture written by Tony Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the social does not exist as a special domain but, in Bruno Latour’s words, as ‘a peculiar movement of re-association and reassembling’, what implications does this have for how ‘the cultural’ might best be conceived? What new ways of thinking the relations between culture, the economy and the social might be developed by pursuing such lines of inquiry? And what are the implications for the relations between culture and politics? Contributors draw on a range of theoretical perspectives, including those associated with Deleuze and Guattari, Foucault, Law and Haraway, in order to focus on the roles of different forms of expertise and knowledge in producing cultural assemblages. What expertise is necessary to produce indigenous citizens? How does craniometry assemble the head? What kinds of knowledge were required to create markets for life insurance? These and other questions are pursued in this collection through a challenging array of papers concerned with cultural assemblages as diverse as brands and populations, bottled water and mobile television.