Sloane, Mona (2016) Inequality by design? Why we need to start talking about aesthetics, design and politics. Researching Sociology (12 Sep 2016). Website.
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These days, ‘aesthetics’ are everywhere: we encounter them as apps, as brands, as lifestyles etc. As both ubiquitous and omnipresent, ‘aesthetics’ now do not only claim a central role in narratives about how we could/should configure our everyday lives, but have quietly become a key link in the powerful interplay of sociality, design and politics: In two recent articles in The Verge and The Guardian, American writer Kyle Chayka criticises a global ‘harmonisation of taste’, i.e. the same ‘hipster aesthetic’ that characterises cafés, shops and (preferably shared) work spaces around the globe. He calls this phenomenon ‘AirSpace’. In ‘AirSpace’, a certain ‘class’ enjoys a ‘homogenous aesthetic’ made up of minimalist interior with Edison bulbs, craft beer and fast internet. Transitioning between different ‘AirSpace’ locations is smooth and almost ‘as painless as reloading a website’.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/researchingsociology/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2016 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2017 09:17 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 15:29 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/82230 |
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