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Anthropology for a broken world: Proposals for investigating the obsolescence, repair, and reuse of technology

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  • Hugo Chávez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18272/post(s).v10i1.3296

Published 2024-12-02

Keywords

  • repair,
  • reuse,
  • obsolescence,
  • theory,
  • methodology,
  • technology
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Chávez, H. (2024). Anthropology for a broken world: Proposals for investigating the obsolescence, repair, and reuse of technology. Post(s), 10(1), 36–55. https://doi.org/10.18272/post(s).v10i1.3296

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Abstract

Recently, reparations have gained visibility as a theoretical, ethical, and methodological framework in various academic and political discussions. To such an extent that gradually, «reparations studies» are emerging as a new transdisciplinary research approach. Through
the lens of reparations, academics from diverse backgrounds are mapping out a broad range of activities, skills, and subjectivities. This article examines the main theoretical reflections on the topic and some methodological steps to carry out a transmedia project on repair culture, in which a documentary, a doctoral thesis, and a docuweb engage in dialogue.

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