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Questionnaire
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A history of the questionnaire from its inception in the late 19th century to its current online renaissance, surveying a wide range of fields and forms in order to ask questions about the questions we ask ourselves.
A history of the questionnaire from its inception in the late 19th century to its current online renaissance, surveying a wide range of fields and forms in order to ask questions about the questions we ask ourselves.
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Questionnaires are everywhere: we fill them out at doctors’ offices and at job interviews, to express ourselves and to advance knowledge, to find love and to kill time. But where did they come from, and why have they proliferated? Evan Kindley’s Questionnaire investigates the history of "the form as form," from the Victorian confession album to the BuzzFeed quiz. By asking questions about the questions we ask ourselves, Kindley uncovers surprising connections between literature and science, psychology and business, and journalism and surveillance.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Series: Object Lessons
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A compelling and insightful investigation, praised for its playful intelligence and unexpected connections across fields. Hua Hsu calls it a 'marvellous book' uncovering the secret history of oversharing, while Luc Sante highlights its brisk and alarming relevance to today’s digital culture. It is recognised as a rich primer on humanity’s enduring engagement with questionnaires.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781501314773
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 July 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 168
About the Author
Evan Kindley is Senior Editor at the Los Angeles Review of Books and Visiting Instructor in the Literature Department at Claremont McKenna College, USA. He has published essays and reviews in n+1, the London Review of Books, Dissent, Bookforum, the New Republic, and the Los Angeles Times.
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