Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. If you believe the media, we live in a divided world, however, scrapbooking brings people together. People are brought together as they share albums with one another. They are … Continue reading
Each Wednesday, I write a post that is from my dissertation. People scrapbook because it is relaxing and fun, for the future, and to socialize with other people. Some people scrapbook simply to organize their photographs. Once their photos are … Continue reading
After last Tuesday’s post about how I select photos for a layout, a friend commented: “Thanks! It raised a few other questions, like, how do you decide what goes into what book (I know, some are obvious, but for me … 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. Industry workers and scrapbookers occasionally take classes on scrapbooking in order to learn more. Scrapbook stores encourage their employees to take the classes that they offer either completely for … 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
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
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.
