Publication – Time and Material Culture. Rethinking Soviet Temporalities

Chères et chers collègues,
J’ai le plaisir d’annoncer la publication de l’ouvrage collectif que nous avons co-dirigé avec Antony Kalashnikov et Federica Rossi :
Time and Material Culture. Rethinking Soviet Temporalities (Routledge)
This edited volume offers an original exploration into the ways in which Soviet culture and experience of time were unique, examining the temporalities expressed in the world of socialist things: from the objects of everyday life to urban architecture. Grounding the analysis of Soviet temporalities in their material incarnations not only lends concreteness to discussions of temporal culture, but also draws out ways in which the specificities of Soviet things—and their planning, design, manufacture, and consumption—mediated and produced particular ways of experiencing, perceiving, and representing time. As such, Time and Material Culture turns a new page in the study of the temporal and material culture of Soviet socialism and, in doing so, contributes to broader debates on the changing experiences of time in the global twentieth century. The book integrates interdisciplinary perspectives as well as regional approaches sensitive to the multinational nature of the Soviet project. Time and Material Culture will be useful to academics, upper-level undergraduates, and graduate students interested in twentieth-century cultures of time. La table des matières est disponible en ligne : www.routledge.com/Time-and-Material-Culture-Rethinking-Soviet-Temporalities/Deschepper-Kalashnikov-Rossi/p/book/9781032451657
Aussi, l’ouvrage a été inspiré par un colloque international Temporality and Material Culture under Socialism (KHI Florence, 1-2 Juillet 2021) dont vous pouvez retrouver les enregistrements complets ici : www.khi.fi.it/en/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/2021/07/Temporality-and-Material-Culture-under-Socialism.php
Bien cordialement,
Julie Deschepper

­­Dr. Julie Deschepper
Assistant Professor in Heritage and Museum Studies
Cultural History Section | Department of History and Art History | Utrecht University
Drift 6, 3512 BS Utrecht
j.c.deschepper@uu.nl<mailto:j.c.deschepper@uu.nl>