[Themaintainers] Repair Work Ethnographies and a Request

Thu Feb 21 01:59:57 EST 2019

Yes, I'm happy to share our chapter as well (co-authored with the fabulous
Meg Young).

On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 1:57 PM Robin Nagle <rn1 at nyu.edu> wrote:

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> That's very generous, Lara -- thank you!
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> On 20/Feb/19 15:57, Lara Houston wrote:
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> Hi Robin
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> As a contributor I quite agree, and it’s much less accessible than any of
> us had hoped for when we set out with a different publisher. I believe it
> reflects the difficulties of getting edited collections off the ground
> today (and thanks to the editors for their careful work). I’d be happy to
> share author-draft copies of my chapter if it happens to be of interest to
> anyone on the list.
>
> Warm wishes, Lara
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> On 20 February 2019 at 20:07:50, Robin Nagle (rn1 at nyu.edu) wrote:
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> Hello, all--
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> *Repair Work Ethnographies* looks like it could be a wonderful work, but
> Palgrave has it on the market for $96.00 (Kindle for $94.00). Such a
> prohibitive cost means that it won't make course lists or even personal
> bookshelves any time soon, and it will even be a tough sell for libraries.
> I've never understood the logic of such a pricing strategy.
>
> -- Robin
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> On 20/Feb/19 11:12, Lee Vinsel wrote:
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> Hello, everybody.
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> I can't remember if this has gone out to the list already, but I wanted to
> draw (or re-draw) everyone's attention to new book on repair work. Edited
> by Ignaz Strebel, Alain Bovet, and Phillipe Sormani, *Repair Work
> Ethnographies: Revisiting Breakdown, Relocating Materiality*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__books.google.com_books-3Fid-3DnXB-5FDwAAQBAJ-26source-3Dgbs-5Fnavlinks-5Fs&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=4OosntkXJLX6xA0pj7vLkw&m=-M-ZyKEWJY62QrTER_Cs0b41x18797Qrzqu25vZnuAY&s=G0_Tq90JKC6eU7mDLNYgUgvBh9HKB1Z2ApK7YCGUP7o&e=>draws
> together about ten ethnographies, including several by folks who have
> presented at or been involved in The Maintainers. I paste a description of
> the volume below.
>
> This brings me to my request: in the coming months, The Maintainers
> organization will be revamping its communications efforts, and we would
> love to highlight new publications on maintenance, repair, infrastructure,
> and related topics. So, if you or others have something coming out, please
> let us know, and we will be happy to promote the work! Thanks.
>
> Best,
>
> Lee
>
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> Repair Work Ethnographies: Revisiting Breakdown, Relocating Materiality
> This pioneering book homes in on repair as an everyday practice. Bringing
> together exemplary ethnographies of repair work around the world, it
> examines the politics of repair, its work settings and intricate networks,
> in and across a wide range of situations, lay and professional. The book
> evidences the topical relevance of situated inquiry into breakdown, repair,
> and maintenance for engaging with the contemporary world more broadly.
> Airplanes and artworks, bicycles and buildings, cars and computers, medical
> devices and mobile phones, as virtually any commodity, infrastructure or
> technical artifact, have in common their occasional breakdown, if not
> inbuilt obsolescence. Hence the point and purpose of closely examining how
> and when they are fixed.
>
> --
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Science, Technology, and Society
> Virginia Tech
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