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This book examines everyday artefacts of world politics: the things that everyday people make that tell stories about how the world works.
The author argues that people engage in a unique form of multimodal storytelling about the world, their place in the world, and the world they want to live in through the artefacts that they make. Introducing a novel approach to artefactual analysis, the book explores textiles, jewellery, and pottery, and urges scholars of global politics to take these artefacts seriously.
Based on original research, this book is inherently interdisciplinary, drawing on concepts and approaches from across the humanities and social sciences, including archaeology, history, sociology, world politics, anthropology, and material studies. It will therefore be of interest to a wide range of readers.
List of contents
Preface 1. Introducing Everyday Artefacts of World Politics 2. How to Study Everyday Artefacts of World Politics 3. Textiles 4. Jewellery 5. Ceramics 6. A Short Reflection on Everyday Artefacts of World Politics (And All the Other Questions I Still Have)
About the author
Caitlin Hamilton is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Gender, Justice and Security at the University of Sydney, Australia. She is also the Managing Editor of the Australian Journal of International Affairs. Previous publications include Civil Society, Care Labour, and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (2021, with Anuradha Mundkur and Laura J. Shepherd), Understanding Popular Culture and World Politics in the Digital Age (2016, co-edited with Laura J. Shepherd) and Popular Culture and World Politics: Theories, Methods, Pedagogies (2015, co-edited with Federica Caso).
Summary
This book examines everyday artefacts of world politics: the things that everyday people make that tell stories about how the world works.
