{"title":"Kate Eichhorn","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Kate Eichhorn collection, where we delve into the fascinating realms of education, culture, and the digital world. Kate Eichhorn, an accomplished author and an astute observer of modern society, particularly shines when exploring themes around documentation and its impact on personal and collective history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, you'll find enlightening works such as \u003cem\u003eSchool Yearbook\u003c\/em\u003e. This book takes a reflective look at the cultural significance of yearbooks, how they encapsulate shared experiences, and their evolving role in an era dominated by digital media. It invites readers to consider the ways in which our educational journeys are recorded and remembered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're interested in the intersection of education, culture, and technology or simply enjoy thought-provoking reads, Eichhorn’s nuanced perspectives will offer valuable insights and engage your curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"school-yearbook-by-kate-eichhorn-9780226809519","title":"School Yearbook","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy school yearbooks—as frivolous and cringey as they are—are far more than just objects of nostalgia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe're all familiar with the embarrassment that washes over us when recalling our high school yearbooks. Questionable fashion choices, gravity-defying hair, a melodramatic quote—what were we thinking? Even as school yearbooks decline in popularity among contemporary teens, they continue to impact our lives in shocking ways. Collected, digitised, aggregated, and recombined in ways that would have been impossible to imagine just a few decades ago, yearbooks are no longer bound personal archives of adolescent memories. In the twenty-first century, they are shaping our lives in surprising and sometimes disturbing ways. And what could be a more fitting afterlife for these cringey books?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSchool Yearbook\u003c\/em\u003e, cultural critic Kate Eichhorn investigates this ubiquitous object. On the surface, school yearbooks are easily dismissed as innocuous collections of embarrassing photographs and cheesy affirmations, but as Eichhorn reveals, there has never been anything innocent about the school yearbook tradition. Since the early twentieth century, yearbooks have circulated as forms of public relations, propaganda, and hate speech. They have been routinely used by police detectives, private investigators, and even the FBI to identify and profile suspects. With over half a million yearbooks now available online, these books have also acquired the power to continue shaping our lives long after graduation. Would-be landlords, employers, and even creditors can now turn to data culled from their embarrassing pages to make judgements about who we are and what we merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a digital era, school yearbooks have acquired the ability to keep judging us in perpetuity. Both timely and insightful, \u003cem\u003eSchool Yearbook\u003c\/em\u003e explores how these books have always been used to rank and judge us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871479025900,"sku":"9780226809519","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20323473482268.jpg?v=1759882006"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kate-eichhorn.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}