2006, ISBN: 9781592134786

Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2006. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. Good. x, 332, [2] pages. Illustrations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Ink mark on page… More...

Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2006. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. Good. x, 332, [2] pages. Illustrations. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Ink mark on page viii. Includes Acknowledgments, and an Introduction to the History of Scrapbooks; Part 1 covers Manuscripts of Learning and Knowing; Part II covers Books of the Self. Also includes Notes, About the Contributors, and an Index. The authors of this rich anthology show how scrapbooks, diverse in form, content, purpose, and even comprehensibility, reify and preserve personal constructions of meaning in an increasingly mass-culture world. This book is an important contribution to cultural studies. "Keeping a scrapbook" is a longstanding American tradition. The collections of fragments that often bulge their pages and burst their bindings make scrapbooks a pleasurable feast for both makers and consumers. They are a material manifestation of memory-of the compilers and of the cultural moment in which they were created. Despite the widespread popularity of scrapbooks, historians have rarely examined them in a systematic way. In this fascinating work, fourteen contributors offer the first serious, sustained examination and analysis of scrapbooks. While other books offer suggestions on how to create scrapbooks, this book looks at their significance. The editors observe that scrapbooks are one of the most mysterious objects to be found in a family home. This unique book helps to explain the mystery. It will appeal to all readers with an interest in "scrapbooking" as well as to scholars who study American culture and print, visual, or material culture. This delightful volume explores the myriad ways 19th- and 20th-century Americans scrapbooked, turning photographs, magazine ads, love notes and recipes into albums that fashioned identities and preserved memories. Fifteen historians, librarians and literary critics contribute essays examining scrapbooks by an African-American musician, a Depression-era teen, a Wild West prostitute, South Carolina plantation ladies and countless children (including the young Willa Cather). In the 19th century, teachers and parents embraced scrapbooking as a wholesome pastime that would teach children to be frugal and productive. Scrapbooking wasn't an exclusively female pursuit. Ott argues that men often scrapbooked as part of their professional lives and examines male physicians' scrapooks. The history of this hobby is bound up with the march of consumer capitalism; making scrapbooks was a way to refine and display one's taste, and mass-produced scrapbooks were the products of an industrial economy. The 65 b&w images scattered throughout are a visual feast: a prostitute's business card, newspaper photos of FDR, late-19th-century advertising cards, paper dolls, postcards, awards, Singer sewing machine ads, Bible cards. Scholars and scrapbookers alike will enjoy these slices of social history. Extracted from Publishers Weekly., Temple University Press, 2006, 2.5<

2006, ISBN: 9781592134786

Temple University Press,U.S. Taschenbuch, Auflage: Illustrated, 332 Seiten, Publiziert: 2006-05-28T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.59 kg, Verkaufsrang: 973278, Sozialwissenschaft, Kateg… More...

Temple University Press,U.S. Taschenbuch, Auflage: Illustrated, 332 Seiten, Publiziert: 2006-05-28T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.59 kg, Verkaufsrang: 973278, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Papier & Pappe, Basteln, Freizeit & Hobby, Freizeit, Haus & Garten, Hobbys & Handwerk, USA, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Sozialgeschichte, Geschichte nach Themen, Taschenbücher, Format: Illustriert, Tucker, Susan, Ott, Katherine, Buckler, Patricia P. Temple University Press,U.S., 2006<