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  • 1 - Suitcases, Selfies, and the Global Environment

  • Edited by Lu Ann De Cunzo, University of Delaware, Catharine Dann Roeber
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Material Culture Studies
    Published online:
    02 June 2022
    Print publication:
    09 June 2022, pp 1-24

  • Summary

    This chapter introduces the handbook and outlines the volume’s organization, topics, themes, and intended audience. It clarifies the handbook’s goals of including both past and contemporary theory and practice as well as looking toward future trends in material culture studies. The authors discuss disciplinary contributions to material culture and provide the foundation for redefining the field’s relationship to disciplinarity. The guiding questions posed to contributing authors, what is material culture, and what are the implications of material culture scholarship, are presented. The chapter also introduces the geographic scope of the project, addressing and acknowledging differences and similarities that exist between the understanding of, framing of, and study of material culture in an international context.

The Cambridge Handbook of Material Culture Studies
  • Edited by Lu Ann De Cunzo, Catharine Dann Roeber
  • Published online:
    02 June 2022
    Print publication:
    09 June 2022
  • Material culture studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the relationships between people and their things: the production, history, preservation, and interpretation of objects. It draws on theory and practice from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities, such as anthropology, archaeology, history, and museum studies. Written by leading international scholars, this Handbook provides a comprehensive view of developments, methodologies and theories. It is divided into five broad themes, embracing both classic and emerging areas of research in the field. Chapters outline transformative moments in material culture scholarship, and present research from around the world, focusing on multiple material and digital media that show the scope and breadth of this exciting field. Written in an easy-to-read style, it is essential reading for students, researchers and professionals with an interest in material culture.