Toy theory : technology and imagination in play / Seth Giddings.

Main entry:

Giddings, Seth, author

Title & Author:

Toy theory : technology and imagination in play / Seth Giddings.

Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2024]

Description:

viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Toy-Being -- Dolls -- Toy Soldiers -- Construction Toys -- Robots -- Cinema Toys -- Conclusion.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Summary:

"Giddings explores the histories of toys and unpacks their relationship with technology, arguing that toys and play have always been technological and provide a unique framework to construct a philosophy of technology based around play rather than around tools. What if, this book asks, we rethink the anthropology and the philosophy of technology as driven by play and aesthetics rather than an immanent desire for control?"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780262548212 paperback
0262548216 paperback
electronic book
9780262379007
9780262379014

Subject:

Toys.
Play.
Technology Social aspects.
Jouets.
Jeu.
toys (recreational artifacts)
play (recreation)

Added entries:

Technology and imagination in play

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325427
Call No.: 325427
Copy: 1
Status: External loan

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