Multi-disciplinary studies of consumption have proliferated in the last two decades. Heavily
influenced by notions of 'the consumer'and tenets of 'the cultural turn', explanations have …

A powerful and innovative argument that explores the complexity of the human relationship
with material things, demonstrating how humans and societies are entrapped into the …

The pace of modern life is undoubtedly speeding up, yet this acceleration does not seem to
have made us any happier or more content. If acceleration is the problem, then the solution …

The new world of work is being characterized by the emergence of what are, apparently,
increasingly autonomous ways of working and living. Mobile work, coworking, flex office …

Archaeological Theory in the New Millennium provides an account of the changing world of
archaeological theory and a challenge to more traditional narratives of archaeological …

An increasingly influential school of thought in cognitive science views the mind as
embodied, extended, and distributed rather than brain-bound or" all in the head." This shift in …

Transnational families, while not new, are a rapidly increasing family form. Moreover, they
challenge our traditional methodological and theoretical conceptualizations of family life …

In Material Methods I outline the methodological possibilities and implications of researching
the material world. The book starts from the premise that the world is simultaneously material …

Learning space research is a relatively new field of study that seeks to inform the design,
evaluation and management of learning spaces. This paper reviews a dispersed and …

How can teachers ensure a pedagogy of possibility underpinned by social justice, and what
has literacy got to do with this? This book explores the positive synergies between critical …