Rusting Away: An Ethnography of Totaled Cars, Informality, Capitalism, Waste, and Sustainability at a Bohemian Auto Salvage Yard – Mgr. Pavel MAŠEK
Mgr. Pavel MAŠEK
Doctoral thesis
Rusting Away: An Ethnography of Totaled Cars, Informality, Capitalism, Waste, and Sustainability at a Bohemian Auto Salvage Yard
Rusting Away: An Ethnography of Totaled Cars, Informality, Capitalism, Waste, and Sustainability at a Bohemian Auto Salvage Yard
Abstract:
Building upon the long-term ethnographic research at an informal auto salvage yard in Central Bohemia, the dissertation attempts to reveal that there are places thatalbeit sustaining capitalismcorrect the damage this globally prevailing politico-economic system causes, as these relatively marginalized places can reveal the hidden corners of one's own society. In addition to presenting and describing …moreAbstract:
Building upon the long-term ethnographic research at an informal auto salvage yard in Central Bohemia, the dissertation attempts to reveal that there are places thatalbeit sustaining capitalismcorrect the damage this globally prevailing politico-economic system causes, as these relatively marginalized places can reveal the hidden corners of one's own society. In addition to presenting and describing …moreKeywords
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Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 31. 8. 2023
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 27. 10. 2023
- Supervisor: Mgr. Daniel Sosna, Ph.D.
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MAŠEK, Pavel. \textit{Rusting Away: An Ethnography of Totaled Cars, Informality, Capitalism, Waste, and Sustainability at a Bohemian Auto Salvage Yard}. Online. Doctoral theses, Dissertations. Plzeň: University of West Bohemia, Faculty of Arts. 2023. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/ft70ys/.
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MAŠEK, Pavel. Rusting Away: An Ethnography of Totaled Cars, Informality, Capitalism, Waste, and Sustainability at a Bohemian Auto Salvage Yard. Plzeň, 2023. disertační práce (Ph.D.). ZÁPADOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V PLZNI. Fakulta filozofická
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History Studies / Ethnology
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