42 Posts from the Dissertation

Each Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation.

Every Wednesday, since October 13, 2010, I have published a small piece of my dissertation right here. I am preparing to write posts based on Chapter 5, Doing Gender, Family, Race, Ethnicity, and Religion. Because I am at a natural break and have gained quite a few new readers over the last few weeks (thank you!), I thought I would provide you a massive list of all the dissertation posts published thus far.

• Why Scrapbooking
• The Growth of Scrapbooking (or Should I Open a Scrapbook Store?)
• The Sample: Industry Workers
• The Sample: Scrapbookers
• The Sample: Family and Friends of Scrapbookers
• My Dissertation’s Methods: Interviews
• I Scrap Alone
• Scrapbooking Norms: Learning the Rules of Scrapbooking
• Scrapbooking on the Web
• Scrapbookers Using Idea Books and Magazines
• Scrapbooking Celebrities
• Scrapbooking on T.V.
• Scrapbooking Classes
• Industry Workers: Spreading the Gospel of Scrapbooking
• Scrapbook Manufacturers Reflect a Traditional America
• My Friend Introduced Me to the Hobby
• Scrapbooking Has No Rules. Yes, But Scrapbooking Does Have Norms.
• Scrapbooking is Relaxing and Fun (Purpose of Scrapbooking)
• Scrapbook for the Future (Purpose of Scrapbooking)
• Scrapbooking Brings People Together (Purpose of Scrapbooking)
• Scrapbooks have Heart and Soul
• A Sense of Community
• Do You Look at Your Scrapbooks?
• Scrapbooks Lie
• Is Editing Photographs being Dishonest?
• Do You Ever Redo a Scrapbook Page?
• All Style, No Substance
• Handwritten or Typed Stories
• Scrapbooking is Deviant?
• Hello. My Name is Stephanie and I’m Addicted to Scrapbooking.
• Do You Have Any Contraband in Your Stash?
• Stigmatized Scrapbookers
• Do You Scraplift?
• 10 Behind the Scenes Details about my Study on Scrapbooking
• A Collection of Posts on Scrapbooking Norms
• Becoming a Scrapbooker
• Mental Checklists and Scrapworthy Things
• Not All People who Scrapbook are Scrapbookers
• The Myth of the Guilty Scrapbooker
• How Did You Learn about Scrapbooking?
• What Level of Scrapbooker are You?
• Scrapbook Industry Work

Next Wednesday, I’ll start discussing gender, family, race, ethnicity, and religion and how these things connect with scrapbooking.

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