Women, Performance and the Material of Memory: The Archival Tourist, 1780-1915

by Laura Engel

This book proposes that the performance of archival research is related to the experience of tourism, where an individual immerses herself in a foreign environment, relating to and analyzing visual and sensory materials through embodiment and enactment. Each chapter highlights a particular set of tangible objects including: pocket diaries, portraits, drawings, magic lanterns, silhouettes, waxworks, and photographs in relation to actresses, authors,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137589310
• ISBN13: 9781137589316
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"