The hidden material histories of music. Music is seen as the most immaterial of the arts, and
recorded music as a progress of dematerialization—an evolution from physical discs to …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is an emergent technology that is shifting the nature of
production, sourcing, and other value-chain activities. AM has the potential to substantially …

Given the increasing relevance and popularity of NFTs in online markets, this chapter
presents a review of the available marketing literature on this subject. This review adopts a …

This chapter explains how recent phenomena, such as the pandemic and the diffusion of
teleworking, have speeded up the adoption of quite a few technological innovations. Among …

Purpose This paper aims to examine how and why an “old” technology and mode of
consumption–vinyl records, which should have become obsolete–has managed not only to …

Drawing from Michel Foucault's reading of Immanuel Kant's essay “What is Enlightenment?,”
and specifically his definition of ascesis, we associate maturity with a capacity for, and …

Even in a world that is saturated with the digital, we still seek out analogue objects. Drawing
on concepts of postdigital aesthetics, we examine the use of analogue objects to escape the …

This article introduces the concept of 'iconic extensions' and explores the phenomenon of
the Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat as a highly recognizable and controversial …

In the age of music streaming, the physicality of vinyl has never been so appealing. While
studies have focused on the medium itself and the record store as a static site of …

As a result of Covid-19 outbreak, surgical facemasks first emerged as a pandemic icon to
then expand into a marketplace icon, with substantial transformations in their meanings …