Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things by Moist, Kevin M.
Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things by Moist, Kevin M.

Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things

While the importance of collections has been evident in the sciences and humanities for several centuries, the...
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Author: Kevin M. Moist
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Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things by Moist, Kevin M.

Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things

$2,244.11
Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things by Moist, Kevin M.

Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things

$2,244.11
Author: Kevin M. Moist
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
While the importance of collections has been evident in the sciences and humanities for several centuries, the social and cultural significance of collecting practices is now receiving serious attention as well. As reflected in programs like Antiques Roadshow and American Pickers, and websites such as eBay, collecting has had a consistent and growing presence in popular culture. In tandem with popular collecting, institutions are responding to changes in the collecting environment, as library catalogs go online and museums use new technologies to help generate attendance for their exhibits. In Contemporary Collecting: Objects, Practices, and the Fate of Things, Kevin M. Moist and David Banash have assembled several essays that examine collecting practices on both a personal and professional level. These essays situate collectors and collections in a contemporary context and also show how our changing world finds new meaning in the legacy of older collections. Arranged by such themes as "Collecting in a Virtual World," "Changing Relationships with Things," "Collecting and Identity--Personal and Political," and "Collecting Practices and Cultural Hierarchies," these essays help illuminate the role of objects in our lives. Covering a breadth of interdisciplinary perspectives and subjects--from PEZ candy dispensers and trading cards to sports memorabilia and music--Contemporary Collecting will be of interest to scholars of cultural studies, anthropology, popular culture studies, sociology, art history, and more.

Author: Kevin M. Moist
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 05/09/2013
Pages: 292
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780810891135


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About the Author
Kevin M. Moist is associate professor of communications at Pennsylvania State University - Altoona College. He has written for numerous journals, including The Journal of Popular Culture, American Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, and Studies in Popular Culture. David Banash is professor of English at Western Illinois University, where he teaches courses in contemporary American literature, film, and popular culture. His essays and reviews have appeared in Postmodern Culture, Reconstruction, Bad Subjects, American Book Review, and PopMatters. His book Collage Culture: Readymades, Meaning, and the Age of Consumption is forthcoming in 2013.
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