Autore: Gerosa, Alessandro
Titolo: A proposito di economia neo-artigianale. Il rinnovato interesse delle scienze sociali per la produzione e il consumo artigianale
Periodico: Polis
Anno: 2025 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 247 - Pagina finale: 259

Despite their marginalisation during the twentieth century, artisanal production and consumption are experiencing renewed significance. This article briefly reconstructs a genealogy of the recent debate on craft, examining in particular the distinctive features of the «neo-craft economy», marked by a strong symbolic dimension and a search for authenticity. The article identifies three key tensions within today’s neo-artisanal economy: the conflict with large-scale industries seeking to exploit the symbolic value of artisanal products for profit; the material and symbolic barriers preventing substantial components of the wider population from participating in the neo-craft economy in socially recognised and legitimate ways; the impact of the neo-craft economy on urban transformations. Ultimately, the neo-craft economy appears marked by a fundamental tension inherent in its nature: it serves as a potential frontier of resistance against industrial capitalism while also being a phenomenon that potentially perpetuates economic and social inequalities.




SICI: 1120-9488(2025)2<247:APDENI>2.0.ZU;2-3
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