Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of figures vi
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 Objects among objects 12
6. 2 Intellectuals as experts 29
7. 3 The final core of uncertainty 50
8. 4 Humanitarianism, humanity, human 73
9. 5 Memory and the future 95
10. 6 Loss of a loss 11
11. 7 Tracing disappearance 124
12. 8 Stardust 149
13. 9 The Grenfell Tower fire 168
14. 10 From one world to another 194
15. Conclusion 214
16. Select bibliography 222
17. Index 239