The practice of everyday life

Book • 1988
In 'The Practice of Everyday Life', Michel de Certeau explores how ordinary people subvert and appropriate the cultural products imposed by institutions.

He introduces the concepts of 'strategies' and 'tactics', highlighting how individuals use tactics to resist and create their own meanings within the constraints of societal structures.

The book is a seminal work in cultural studies, focusing on the creative resistance of everyday life.

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David Oakeshott, "Schooling, Conflict and Peace in the Southwestern Pacific: Becoming Enemy Friends" (Bristol UP, 2024)

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