Repair cultures

Alison Gill, Abby Mellick Lopes

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference PaperConference Paper

Abstract

The project investigates the relationship between charitable donation, consumer waste practices around clothes, shoes and appliances, and services of repair in Sydney. We use digital ethnographic tools" interview, site analysis, photography, video" to attend to the tasks of everyday repair and the interplay between discursive and tacit knowledge in practice. We identify opportunities for community learning to mend a declining culture of repair and services that are being overlooked.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCrossroads in Cultural Studies Conference, 14-17th December 2016, University of Sydney, Australia
PublisherUniversity of Sydney
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventCrossroads Conference (Cultural Studies) -
Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → …

Conference

ConferenceCrossroads Conference (Cultural Studies)
Period1/01/16 → …

Keywords

  • design
  • maintenance and repair

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