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Tangible Memories of an Uprooted Childhood

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ID20043633
AuthorsAnat Hecht (corresponding author)
Year2021
Pages123-145
Publication date2021-07-14
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueHome Possessions (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781003085607-9
OpenAlexW4256106258
ISBN9781003085607
LanguageEN
Citations received15

Autobiographical narration is also regarded as a means of defining and articulating our notion of society and history, as they often include social and historical information about people and events that goes beyond the subjective experience of the narrator. The emphasis upon 'caring' for a cherished object, in terms of the investment of time, effort and care can be seen as part of an overall notion of 'saving' the object from decay and 'extinction'. Collectors frequently view themselves as 'saviours' of lost objects and disappearing worlds, which legitimizes the time they invest in their collection. In her historical analysis of women in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England, Vickery demonstrates how household artefacts were used to create a world of meaning and transmit a personal history. Collections tend to create meaning and metaphor in much the same way, as they often centre upon a particular theme that is in some way symbolic of the collector

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