One thing that I love about the scrapbook industry is that children are allowed. While I am critical of the child-centered, mom-guilt narrative that is often used as a marketing strategy, at least the industry is supportive of families, too. … 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
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
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.
