Biographical Objects
How Things Tell the Stories of People's Lives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2688071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet Hoskins (0000-0002-1459-2487) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Reviewed by | Biographical Objects: How Things Tell the Stories of People's Lives, Andrea Katalin Molnar, 1999 |
| Reviewed by | Biographical Objects: How Things Tell the Stories of People's Lives, Carol Hendrickson, 1999 |
| Venue | Biographical Objects (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315022598 |
| OpenAlex | W4205128498 |
| Open Library | OL36210336M |
| ISBN | 9781315022598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 265 |
Biographical Objects: How Things Tell the Stories of People's Lives explores the complex relationship between people and their possessions, demonstrating how objects act as repositories of memory, identity, and social relationships. Janet Hoskins argues that objects are not merely passive belongings but active participants in the construction and negotiation of biographies. Through detailed ethnographic case studies, the book examines how individuals use, curate, and interact with objects to create and communicate their life stories. Hoskins analyzes a diverse range of objects, from family heirlooms and photographs to souvenirs and everyday items, revealing how these material things become imbued with personal and cultural meaning. The book challenges traditional notions of biography and material culture, offering a nuanced understanding of the ways in which objects shape and reflect human experience
Art · Biographical and Historical Analysis · History, Culture, and Diplomacy · Latin American history and culture · Anthropology · Biografie · Biographical methods · Biographies · biography · Cultural · Cultural Policy · Culture matérielle · Ethnology · Ethnosoziologie · Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche Schweiz-Frankreich · Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche Schweiz-Frankreich Kommission für ordinierte Dienste · Histoires de vie · Identiteit · Indonesia · Kodi · Kodi (Indonesian people) · Manners and customs · Material culture · Materiële cultuur · Methodology · Political science · Popular Culture · Public policy · Sachkultur · Social life and customs · Social Science · Somba-Sprache
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| Unique citing works | 265 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,73 |
| Citation span | 1970 - 2026 (57) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 252 |