Here’s another post from my dissertation. If mothers do motherhood through scrapbooking, do fathers also do fatherhood by their very absence from scrapbooking? What I find is that fathers support their scrapbooking wives in a variety of ways. Fathers do … Continue reading
In 2012, I started a regular feature that includes a layout illustrating a fashion trend from the September 2011 issue of Vogue. Since then, I’ve cut way back on posting, but today I have a special treat for you! Today, … Continue reading
Month three of Take 12 is going well. I’m looking forward to a month where I have absolutely nothing planned on the 12th of the month, which looks like might happen in May. If you haven’t joined in yet, why … Continue reading
Here’s another post from my dissertation. I was pregnant for the first and only time while conducting my interviews for my dissertation. Scratch that. I was visibly pregnant while conducting my interviews. I was not (and still am not) an … Continue reading
Every other Wednesday, I write a post from my dissertation. There are contradictory messages among scrapbookers and scrapbook industry workers. Today, I will address two of these messages. The first message is that scrapbooks are created for the family. Care … Continue reading
Here’s another post from my dissertation. It should surprise no one that pregnant women and new moms (and not-so-new moms) take up scrapbooking in larger numbers than child-free women or dads. The question is why. Why do moms scrapbook? It … Continue reading
Hello everyone, Last week I took a much needed blogging vacation. I’m back but there will be a few changes at least in the short term. I will continue to publish small bits from my doctoral research (which is why … Continue reading
I should have taken a week-long blogging break in December, but pushed on. I have declared this week my blogging-vacation. I’ll be back next week! In the meantime, feel free to explore the archives.
I am glad I am sticking with using my iPhone and Instagram for my Take Twelve photos. I don’t think I’d be able to keep this up without doing that. Just like last month, I’m using a sketch from The … Continue reading
Each Saturday, I provide a compilation of links from the week’s posts. This Week: Fashion!: Lace Diverse Scrapbook Products Five Ways to support Scrapworthy Lives: Get a free copy of The Scrapworthy Lives Guide to Minimalist Scrapbooking and a sneak … Continue reading
Stephanie Medley-Rath is a sociologist and scrapbooker who studies scrapbooking and memory keeping. Scrapworthy Lives is a blog focused on her sociological analysis of scrapbooking, with a sprinkling of posts about Stephanie's own scrapbooking projects.
