Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. Thus far, I have discussed how scrapbooking norms are influenced by the scrapbooking industry, but the reality is that most of my respondents rarely learn about scrapbooking purely from … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. Last week, I told you about how industry workers are a source of scrapbook norms. Scrapbook manufacturers are a type of industry worker, but are different in that they … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. Industry workers are one of the main purveyors of scrapbooking norms. Some go as far as saying they “spread the gospel of scrapbooking.” Becoming Knowledgeable Industry workers are encouraged … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. Housing Flipping Killed the Scrapbooking Television Show Not surprisingly, very few scrapbookers or industry workers watched scrapbooking-related television. A few of my interviewees expressed disappointment that television channels that … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. It seems only fitting that the topic of scrapbooking celebrities is the topic from my dissertation today, since I published The Five Most Influential Scrapbookers of 2010 yesterday. Most … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. Last week, I discussed how scrapbookers use (or don’t use) the internet to learn about scrapbooking. This week, I will tell you about how they use idea books and … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. Scrap Chat I am not a chat room kind of person. I find them overwhelming. As an industry worker, however, I knew that there were scrapbookers visiting these chat … Continue reading
Last Wednesday, I talked about how my respondents rarely acknowledge how others help them with their scrapbooking. This isn’t meant to be a judgment because scrapbookers are like most of us–outside of people winning Oscars and Grammys–in that we fail … Continue reading
Last Wednesday, I finished up talking about the methods I used in my dissertation. Today, I am going to start talking about my findings. I Scrap Alone Scrapbookers rarely acknowledge the help they receive with their scrapbooking. I’m guilty of … Continue reading
It’s been a couple of weeks, since I last posted information directly about my dissertation. In previous posts, I discussed my sample. Now, I want to tell you a little bit about my methods. Interviews I used both in-depth interviewing … 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.
