Political Sign: Object Lessons - Softcover

Tobias Carroll

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1501358103 ISBN 13: 9781501358104

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic (UK), 2020

Synopsis

Finalist for the Big Other Book Award for Nonfiction 2020

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

In an election year, political signs can be impossible to avoid. They’re in front yards, on bumper stickers, and in some places you might never have expected. Tobias Carroll chronicles the permutations and secret histories of political signs, venturing into the story of how they came to be and illuminating how the signs around us shape us in ways we often fail to appreciate.

In an era of political polarization and heated debate, what can be learned from studying how our personal space becomes the setting for both? Understanding political signs can help us understand our current political moment, and how we might transcend it.

Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.

About this title

About the Author

Tobias Carroll is a US-based author of five books, including Political Sign (2020), published as part of Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons series. He writes regularly about art and culture, and his writings on film and television have been published by Bright Wall/Dark Room, InsideHook, Reactor, and elsewhere.

From the Back Cover

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. In an election year, political signs can be impossible to avoid. They're in front yards, on bumper stickers, and in some places you might never have expected. Tobias Carroll chronicles the permutations and secret histories of political signs, venturing into the story of how they came to be and illuminating how the signs around us shape us in ways we often fail to appreciate.

In an era of political polarization and heated debate, what can be learned from studying how our personal space becomes the setting for both? Understanding political signs can help us understand our current political moment, and how we might transcend it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic (UK)
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1501358103
• ISBN 13: 9781501358104
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192