Description
Book Synopsis Departing from an ethnographic collection in London, From Storeroom to Stage traces the journey of its artefacts back to the Romanian villages where they were made 70 years ago, and to other places where similar objects are still in use. The book explores the role that material culture plays in the production of value and meaning by examining how folk objects are mobilized in national ideologies, transmissions of personal and family memory, museological discourses, and artistic acts.
Trade Review “A good book… The author’s ethnographic work brings a unique perspective on these issues.” • Adam Drazin, University College London
Table of Contents List of Figures
Acknowledgements
PART I: OBJECTS DEFINED
Introduction: Where a Collection Can Take You
Chapter 1. Framing the Object
PART II: OBJECTS KEPT
Chapter 2. Unfolding the Past: The Context of the Archives
Chapter 3. Out of the Wardrobes
PART III: OBJECTS IN PLACE
Chapter 4. Bringing It All Back Home
Chapter 5. Houses of Modernity
Chapter 6. Reconfigurations of the Public Space
PART IV: OBJECTS ON STAGE
Chapter 7. The Boundaries of Folclor
Chapter 8. Folklore Stars
Conclusion: What Does ‘Folklore’ Do?
References
Index
