{"product_id":"9781784538248","title":"The New Politics of the Handmade: Craft, Art and Design","description":"Author: Anthea Black; Nicole Burisach\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781784538248\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 24 Dec 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 298 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary craft, art and design are inseparable from the flows of production and consumption under global capitalism. \u003ci\u003eThe New Politics of the Handmade\u003c\/i\u003e features twenty-three voices who critically rethink the handmade in this dramatically shifting economy. \u003cbr\u003eThe authors examine craft within the conditions of extreme material and economic disparity; a renewed focus on labour and materiality in contemporary art and museums; the political dimensions of craftivism, neoliberalism, and state power; efforts toward urban renewal and sustainability; the use of digital technologies; and craft's connections to race, cultural identity and sovereignty in texts that criss-cross five continents. They claim contemporary craft as a dynamic critical position for understanding the most immediate political and aesthetic issues of our time.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629792907422,"sku":"UBD-9781784538248","price":52.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781784538248.jpg?v=1774221148","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781784538248","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}