Hanna Rose Shell Boeken

Exploring the concept of hiding in plain sight, this book delves into both historical and theoretical perspectives on the motivations behind this intriguing behavior. It examines various contexts in which individuals or groups choose to conceal their true identities or intentions while remaining visible to society. Through a blend of case studies and philosophical insights, the narrative reveals the complexities of visibility, secrecy, and the human psyche, offering a thought-provoking analysis of the interplay between presence and absence in social dynamics.

"This is a book about waste transformed, and reuse, repurposing, and recycling -- and how we consume the products of our industry. Through the story of shoddy, Hanna Rose Shell takes up these provocative topics and offers a new way for us to think critically about them. Shoddy is a global potpourri of textile waste manufactured into a saleable commodity: for example, wool that has been sorted, scoured, stuffed into rag-grinding machines, and remade into new clothes and textile and upholstery products. Both of-the-moment and truly historical, the book sends us back to West Yorkshire, 1812 and the birth of the commodification of waste through processing, before pushing us forward again with interviews and images from shoddy towns, waste dumps, textile labs, and rag shredding factories in the US and UK. Along the way we see exposed the political, ethical, environmental, and other ways shoddy has transformed lives and landscapes"-- Provided by publisher