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A Practical Science of the Singular

January 19, 2014 by Museum Fatigue

This morning I finally finished The Practice of Everyday Life, Volume 2: Living and Cooking. I don’t have time to write a commentary, but did want to post some choice quotes from the short essay at the end by de Certeau reflecting on the study of everyday life, “A Practical Science of the Singular.” In the short essay his emphasis on culture as everyday human practice and creativity is clear—much of it a summary of points he made in the […]

Categories: Books, Consumption, Everyday Life, Photo Essays, Quotes • Tags: communication, culture, Luce Giard, Michel de Certeau, orality, practice, technology, The Practice of Everyday Life

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