{"product_id":"material-vernaculars-9780253023483","title":"Material Vernaculars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaterial Vernaculars\u003c\/em\u003e' key contribution to material culture studies is the commitment of each of its authors to foreground the visual and verbal performances and narratives necessary to connect people and objects, an approach largely absent in other studies of materiality. The volume emphasizes the multiple ways that community members use objects as vehicles for social action and expression, processes fully intertwined with social life.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Anthropological Research *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken together, the essays—all of them richly illustrated with images in color—demonstrate the value of material culture studies to folkloristics.\u003c\/p\u003e * Western Folklore *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaterial Vernaculars: An Introduction \/ Jason Baird Jackson\u003cbr\u003e1. Searching for Home in the Ephemeral Architecture of the \u003ci\u003eSukkah\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Gabrielle A. Berlinger\u003cbr\u003e2. (Not) Going Public: Mediating Reception and Managing Visibility in Contemporary Scrapbook Performance \/ Danille Elise Christensen\u003cbr\u003e3. Depictions of Women and Warfare in Kiowa Drawings from Fort Marion: Reassessing Nineteenth Century Kiowa Gender Roles \/ Michael Paul Jordan\u003cbr\u003e4. Life-Story Objects: Folk Art and Aging in Indiana \/ Jon Kay\u003cbr\u003e5. Chiefs, Brides, and Drum Keepers: Material Culture, Ceremonial Exchange, and Osage Community Life \/ Daniel C. Swan and Jim Cooley\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400560484695,"sku":"9780253023483","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/material-vernaculars-9780253023483","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}