{"product_id":"9781501376634","title":"Fist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eObject Lessons\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFist\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003enelle mills | Ian Bogost | Christopher Schaberg\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Semiotics \u0026amp; Theory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur ability to make a fist is what distinguishes humans from every other species, including primates. The fist has played a crucial role in the birth of language and appears in nearly every form of nonverbal communication.  We use our fist to protest oppression, give pleasure, knock on doors, give daps, and (inaccurately) measure our heart. Yet the fist is also a sign of someone on the edge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book asks what happens when we lean over the edge of what a fist can do and symbolize. \u003ci\u003eFist\u003c\/i\u003e uses historical moments and artifacts, interviews, and personal narratives to explore the fist's ambiguous and divisive nature. From boxing matches, the Black Power salute, Obama's fist bumps, and fisting, the last sexual taboo, nelle mills uncovers what flexing our knuckles says, not just about us, but the world in which we live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003enelle mills \u003c\/b\u003eis a freelance writer and playwright based in Philadelphia, USA. Their writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSwing, Pelican Bomb, \u003c\/i\u003eand the anthology \u003ci\u003eUncommon Bonds. \u003c\/i\u003eThey are the author of the play\u003ci\u003e Alleged Lesbian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eActivities \u003c\/i\u003eand an editor of\u003ci\u003e Lies: A Journal of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaterialist Feminism.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781501376634\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e152\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099287937164,"sku":"9781501376634","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4eb81f9e-0390-46c1-83a2-a192f4febfa9.jpg?v=1787138291","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781501376634","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}