{"product_id":"on-insignificance-9781138618305","title":"On Insignificance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the anthropological consequences of the disappearing of materiality and sensory embodiment, \u003ci\u003eOn Insignificance\u003c\/i\u003e highlights some of the most perturbing patterns of insignificance that have seeped into our everyday lives. Seeking to explain the semiotic causes of feelings of meaninglessness, Leone posits that caring for the singularities of the world is the most viable way to resist the alienating effects of the digital bureaucratization of meaning. The book will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, cultural studies, semiotics, aesthetics, communication studies, and social theory. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Significance of Insignificance\u003cstrong\u003e 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Framing Insignificance: A Semiotic Typology of Meaningless\u003cstrong\u003e 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eTrolling Insignificance: Disrupting the Digital Public Discourse \u003cstrong\u003e3. \u003c\/strong\u003eContrarian Insignificance: Wars of Position in the Digitial Arena \u003cstrong\u003e4. \u003c\/strong\u003ePicturing Insignificance: The Utopia of Digital Perfection \u003cstrong\u003e5. \u003c\/strong\u003eShopping Insignificance: Post-Material Temples \u003cstrong\u003e6. \u003c\/strong\u003eAssembling Insignificance: Post-Material Crowds \u003cstrong\u003e7. \u003c\/strong\u003eEating Insignificance: Post-Material Meals \u003cstrong\u003e8. \u003c\/strong\u003eRecovering Significance: The Value of Singularity \u003cstrong\u003e9. \u003c\/strong\u003eNegotiating Significance: The Value of Compromise \u003cstrong\u003e10. \u003c\/strong\u003eSharing Significance: the Value of Common Sense \u003cstrong\u003e11. \u003c\/strong\u003eCourting Significance: The Value of Interpretation \u003cstrong\u003e12. \u003c\/strong\u003eConclusions: the Clash of Semiotic Civilizations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019509334359,"sku":"9781138618305","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138618305.jpg?v=1750780481","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-insignificance-9781138618305","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}