Kjetil Fallan

Design History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Design History has become a complex and wide-ranging discipline. It now examines artefacts from conception to development, production, mediation, and consumption. Over the last few decades, the discipline has developed a diverse range of theories and methodologies for the analysis of objects. Design History presents the most comprehensive overview and guide to these developments.

The book first traces the development of the discipline, explaining how it draws from Art History, Industrial Design, Cultural History and Material Culture Studies. The core of the book then analyses the seminal methodologies used in Design History today. The final section highlights the key issues concerning knowledge and meaning in Design. Throughout, the aim is to present a concise and accessible introduction to this complex field.

A map to the intellectual landscape of Design History, the book will be an invaluable guide for students and a very useful reference for scholars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Specialist
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 20512
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781847885371
• ISBN-10: 1847885373
• Artikelnr.: 26551655

Autorenporträt

Kjetil Fallan is Associate Professor of Design History in the Dept of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Historiography
2: Theory and Methodology
3: Epistemology
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Rezensionen

This essential guide to the field of design history offers a nuanced survey of ongoing debates, suggests the use of new interdisciplinary performance theories, and clarifies epistemological issues surrounding design and modernization. Jeffrey L. Meikle, University of Texas at Austin