51373
Accession Number
39184
Editor
Madden. Odile; Charola, A. Elena; Cullen Cobb, Kim; DePriest, Paula T.; Koestler, Robert J.
Title Of Article Chaper
Balancing Ingenuity and Repsonsibility in the Age of Plastic
Title Of Journal Book
The Age of Plastic: Ingenuity and Responsibility: Proceedings of the 2012 MCI Symposium
Volume
7
Pages
44213
Collation
17 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Scholarlty Press
Publisher City
Washington, DC
ISSN
1949-2367 (online); 1949-2359 (print)
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
This introduction assumes the premise that we are in the midst of a new material age
to explore how seemingly disparate perspectives on plastic from history, design, technology, uses,
preservation, and effects on culture and the environment can be connected by considering plastic
as a physical substance. This chapter examines 15 papers presented at a Smithsonian symposium
held in 2012 (including one presented by the author that is excerpted here) and stitches them into a
larger discussion of innovation, transformations brought about by plastic, and current struggles to
preserve the iconic examples and simultaneously address hazards and disposal of the rest.
to explore how seemingly disparate perspectives on plastic from history, design, technology, uses,
preservation, and effects on culture and the environment can be connected by considering plastic
as a physical substance. This chapter examines 15 papers presented at a Smithsonian symposium
held in 2012 (including one presented by the author that is excerpted here) and stitches them into a
larger discussion of innovation, transformations brought about by plastic, and current struggles to
preserve the iconic examples and simultaneously address hazards and disposal of the rest.
Keywords
plastic;balance
pub_id
51373