Marcel Mauss

Superior writers use a vast number of well-used elements. It is key to use exceptional elements if you thrive to be a great writer. An example of a writer with higher-level elements is Ray Bradbury. Bradbury has a famous short story called "The Pedestrian." The "Pedestrian" is a futuristic story about a man who is not involved with the world. Bradbury uses setting, figurative language, and symbolism to affect the overall succession of the story. First, Bradbury uses figurative language to…

out to challenge their audience through a subversion of artistic conventions and an innovative approach to their artmaking decisions and actions. Two such visionaries are the conceptual artists Marcel Duchamp and Antony Gormley who have successfully experimented with both the form and philosophy of art. Marcel duchamp defied the traditionalist movement, through challenging the conventional styles which have been around for centuries. Nevertheless, becoming the founding father of one of the most…

approaches to the creation of art were reflected in the variety of artistic movements that defined the period between 1900 and 1980. Two different pieces that encompass varied approaches to art are Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso and Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. Both of these works are largely influential in the span of modern art for their innovation in representation and method of depiction. Pablo Picasso is perhaps one of the principal artists that pioneered Cubism during the…

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Man Ray’s Cadeau (1921, Figure 1) was the artist’s first “readymade,” in addition to being the first piece he made while in Paris. The sculpture’s simple yet provocative form consists of an upright flatiron with several nails glued to its base in a single-file line. Like many of Man Ray’s works, Cadeau has a rich mythology associated with its creation. In this case, the piece was created the day of Man Ray’s first Parisian exhibition, with the help of composer Erik Satie.1 In Man Ray’s words:…

disinterest observed by Marcel Mauss in the Gift and Karl Polanyi in the Great Transformation can ultimately be aligned with Adam Smith’s claim, which is that individual desire to attain more material goods is the natural cause of exchanges between people. In this point of view, Polanyi could be criticized for associating economic self-interest exclusively with market transactions instead of considering the various ways economic self-interest could be displayed in different cultures. Mauss also…

It is well known that the contributions Henri Hubert and Marcel Mauss made to the advancement of the study of sacrifice are groundbreaking and foundational. Whether or not later theorists have agreed with the concepts Hubert and Mauss have proposed, they cannot deny the influence that their Sacrifice: Its Nature and Function had. One commendable aspect about Hubert and Mauss is that they were self-reflective in their writing, stating that they “do not think of presenting [their theory] save as a…

economic significances of productive and familial relation.” Gifts create and maintain social groups in society, Mauss speaks about the different manner in which gift exchange in Polynesia, Melanesia and North West America. In Samoa there is a system of contractual gifts confined to events such as marriage, childbirth, circumsion, sickness, puberty, funeral ceremonies and trade. Mauss also…

Sociologist have a crucial role in the field of anthropology. Sociologist analyze the functions of human society and how they influence members of that society. People are influence by their surroundings, norms, culture, and interaction. It would be very difficult to fully understand humans without the contribution of sociologist. The reading of this week begin with “Foundations of Sociological Thought” by Mcgee and Warms. The reading focused on some of the revolutionary minds of Sociology such…

Our way of life is altered daily by the use and disuse of material tools. Materialist behaviour identified communally, individually, and globally. Materials used to suit the purpose of their function was justified, but furthered to develop an emotional and spiritual connotation. Through modernized contextual behaviour associated with such material, the use of the function became conceptualized to influence greater than the being of the physical world. Emotional relationships developed with the…