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Abstract
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.
“A good book… The author’s ethnographic work brings a unique perspective on these issues.” • Adam Drazin, University College London
Alexandra Urdea is a Research Fellow at the University of Sussex. Her research interests include material culture, heritage and museum studies, and mobility studies.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Storeroom to Stage | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Figures | viii | ||
| Acknowledgements | x | ||
| Part I. Objects Defined | 1 | ||
| Introduction | 3 | ||
| Chapter 1. Framing the Object | 15 | ||
| Part II. Objects Kept | 29 | ||
| Chapter 2. Unfolding the Past | 31 | ||
| Chapter 3. Out of the Wardrobes | 56 | ||
| Part III. Objects in Place | 79 | ||
| Chapter 4. Bringing It All Back Home | 81 | ||
| Chapter 5. Houses of Modernity | 99 | ||
| Chapter 6. Reconfigurations of the Public Space | 120 | ||
| Part IV. Objects on Stage | 137 | ||
| Chapter 7. The Boundaries of Folclor | 139 | ||
| Chapter 8. Folklore Stars | 159 | ||
| Conclusion. What Does ‘Folklore’ Do? | 178 | ||
| References | 185 | ||
| Index | 197 |