Hanging out : the radical power of killing time / Sheila Liming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liming, Sheila, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social interaction.

Leisure.

Physical Description:

xxi, 232 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Radical power of killing time

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn : Melville House, 2023.

Summary:

"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." -- Amazon.

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-228) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Jones Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9781685890056

1685890059

OCLC:

1359918199