In the age of MapQuest and GPS, we take cartographic literacy for granted. We should not; the ability to find meaning in maps is the fruit of a long process of exposure and instruction. A… Read More
Of Sheep, Oranges, and Yeast: A Multispecies Impression (Minnesota, 2017) In what senses do animals, plants, and minerals “write”? How does their “writing” mark our lives—our past, present, and future? Addressing such questions with an… Read More
Jennifer Van Horn The Power of Objects in Eighteenth-Century British America (UNC Press Culture, 2017) Over the course of the eighteenth century, Anglo-Americans purchased an unprecedented number and array of goods. The Power of Objects in… Read More
Shopping: Material Culture Perspectives was published in Fall, 2014, by the University of Delaware Press. The volume was edited by Deborah Andrews, the former Director of the Center for Material Culture Studies. The themes explored in… Read More
