Every Thursday, I will post a review of either a scrapbooking related blog or book. I have been following around 50 scrapbooking related blogs since the spring, but need suggestions, too. I am also going to review scrapbooking related books … Continue reading
Why Scrapbooking? Over the past 20 years, scrapbooking has grown from an obscure, kitschy craft stereotypically practiced by grandmothers and Mormons, to an economic powerhouse practiced by men and women of all walks of life. Though economically scrapbooking has leveled … Continue reading
I recently completed my doctorate in sociology. I successfully defended my dissertation, “Scrapworthy Lives: A Cognitive Sociological Analysis of a Modern Narrative Form” on August 18, 2010. This blog is based on my dissertation. I have decided to publish my … Continue reading
If something is not scrapworthy, then is it trashworthy? Maybe. I used to think that potentially scrapworthy things were not really trashworthy either. For example, consider excess photographs from the era of film cameras. I take many more photographs digitally … Continue reading
Scrapworthy refers to anything that is worthy of inclusion in a scrapbook. Scrapworthy things include mementos, memorabilia, embellishments, souvenirs, ephemera, and so on. People can be scrapworthy–your family and friends. Subjects can be scrapworthy (e.g., your dog, your house, a … Continue reading
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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.
