Hanging out : the radical power of killing time / Sheila Liming.
Makes a case for the necessity of unstructured social time as a key element of our cultural vitality and how it can help take back our social lives from the constant swirl of contemporary life.
A smart and empowering book about the simple art of hanging out ... and of taking back our social lives from the deadening whirl of contemporary life. 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 adults, 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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781685890056
- Physical Description: xxi, 232 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Brooklyn : Melville House, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Hanging out at parties -- Hanging out with strangers -- Jamming as hanging out -- Hanging out on TV -- Hanging out on the job -- Dinner parties as hanging out -- Hanging out on the Internet -- Conclusion: How to hang out. |
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Subject: | Socialization. Social interaction. Leisure. |
Available copies
- 5 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Albright Memorial Library | 303.32 LIMING (Text) | 50686016276938 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Carbondale Public Library | 303.32 LIMING (Text) | 50688010861186 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Dalton Community Library | 303.32 LIMING (Text) | 50689010461613 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Exeter Community Library | 303.32 LIM (Text) | 33249025524970 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity | 302.14 LIM 2023 (Text) | 31001101877554 | Adult Non Fiction | Available | - |
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults 303.32 LIM Nonfiction (Text) | 34318001220975 | Adult Area | Checked Out | 05/08/2024 |
Easton Main Library | 303.32 L734h (Text) | 31901004682060 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 04/22/2024 |