Rust
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Rust
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Rust
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
It’s happening all the time, all around us. We cover it up. We ignore it. Rust takes on the many meanings of this oxidised substance, showing how technology bleeds into biology and ecology. Jean-Michel Rabaté combines art, science, and autobiography to share his fascination with peeling paints and rusty metal sheets. Rust, he concludes, is a place where things living, built, and remembered commingle.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Series: Object Lessons
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Rust by Professor Jean-Michel Rabaté is praised for its broad and insightful exploration of rust, providing a philosophical and artistic perspective on what is often seen as a flaw. The book is noted for its engaging argument that rust symbolizes transformation and holds aesthetic and scientific potential. It is described as an eclectic and thought-provoking read, full of rich metaphors and surprising insights that challenge conventional perceptions.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781501329494
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 March 2018
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 120.0mm
Height: 160.0mm
Weight: 140g
Pages: 152
About the Author
Jean-Michel Rabaté is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, senior curator of Slought Foundation, one of the editors of the Journal of Modern Literature, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has authored or edited forty books and collections on modernism, psychoanalysis, philosophy and aesthetics.
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