This entry is part 77 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Respondents, who are better able to recognize atypical things in their scrapbooking, had been scrapbooking for a greater length … Continue reading
I’m working on a publication based on my dissertation research on scrapbookers and have been asked to come up with something to use interchangebly with scrapbookers. Is there a word that you use interchangeably with “scrapbooker” that fully captures the … Continue reading
This entry is part 74 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Most respondents could only identify rules of scrapbooking when pressed. I asked my respondents what they would tell a … Continue reading
This entry is part 73 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Another rule of scrapbooking has to do with its purpose. Regardless of whether a scrapbooker is creating scrapbooks for … Continue reading
This entry is part 72 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Industry workers believe that the reason they had few scrapbookers who are not adults is because children and teenagers … Continue reading
This entry is part 70 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Industry workers disagree as to rules about what a scrapbook should actually look like. Some think that scrapbookers should … Continue reading
This entry is part 69 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsAppropriate materials refer to both archival quality of the items in the scrapbook and also, appropriate tools. For example, industry workers try to sell new scrapbookers a paper … Continue reading
My scrapbooking over the last few weeks has been all about digging into my stash. I feel like I have not made a dent in my stash despite limiting new scrapbooking purchases. Over the past few weeks, I’ve used rub-on … Continue reading
This entry is part 62 of 84 in the series Scrapworthy Lives ResultsEach Wednesday, I usually write a post from my dissertation. Industry workers in particular emphasize that there are no rules of scrapbooking, which is something many scrapbookers find appealing … Continue reading
Starting next Wednesday, I’ll be back with my weekly posts from the dissertation. I may post periodically on my minimalist scrapbooking project. I am not keeping track of my scrapbooking purchases like I was. I’ve got out of it what … 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.
