Hanging out : the radical power of killing time / Sheila Liming.

By:

Liming, Sheila

9781685890056
1685890059

Other title:

Radical power of killing time

Subject(s):

Socialization

DDC classification:

303.32 23

LOC classification:

HM686 .L56 2023

Contents:

Hanging out at parties -- Hanging out with strangers -- Jamming as hanging out -- Hanging out on the job -- Dinner parties as hanging out -- Hanging out on the internet -- Conclusion: how to hang out.

Summary: "Almost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. Starting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adult, Liming makes a brilliant case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality. The book asks questions like what is hanging out? why is it important? why do we do it? how do we do it? and examines the various ways we hang out — in groups, online, at parties, at work. Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time makes an intelligent case for the importance of this most casual of social structures, and shows us how just getting together can be a potent act of resistance all on its own." --publisher's website.

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Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	HM686 .L56 2023	Available		33039001508570

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-228) and index.

"Almost every day it seems that our world becomes more fractured, more digital, and more chaotic. Sheila Liming has the answer: we need to hang out more. Starting with the assumption that play is to children as hanging out is to adult, Liming makes a brilliant case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality. The book asks questions like what is hanging out? why is it important? why do we do it? how do we do it? and examines the various ways we hang out — in groups, online, at parties, at work. Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time makes an intelligent case for the importance of this most casual of social structures, and shows us how just getting together can be a potent act of resistance all on its own." --publisher's website.