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Glitter
Series: Object Lessons
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Ideal for readers interested in arts and culture, social history, environmental issues, and gender studies, especially those who appreciate unique perspectives on everyday objects.
"From Cleopatra to Coachella, this book tracks the enduring, emotionally-charged human relationship to glitter-a variously-composed object that reveals the gendered and sexualized ways we interact with our environment and respond to its crises"--
From Cleopatra to Coachella, this book tracks the enduring, emotionally-charged human relationship to glitter—a variously-composed object that reveals the gendered and sexualized ways we interact with our environment and respond to its crises.
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Glitter reveals the complexity of an object often dismissed as frivolous. Nicole Seymour describes how glitter’s consumption and status have shifted across centuries—from ancient cosmetic to queer activist tool, environmental pollutant to biodegradable accessory—along with its composition, which has variously included insects, glass, rocks, salt, sugar, plastic, and cellulose.
Through a variety of examples, from glitterbombing to glitter beer, Seymour shows how this substance reflects the entanglements of consumerism, emotion, environmentalism, and gender/sexual identity.
Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Series: Object Lessons
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Praised for its blend of hard facts and philosophical insights, Glitter is described as a shimmery, madcap delight that challenges preconceptions. Reviewers highlight Seymour's original and nuanced approach, emphasising the book's vibrancy and thoughtfulness in navigating glitter's cultural and political contexts.
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ISBN: 9781501373763
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 July 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 118.0mm
Height: 164.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 184
About the Author
Nicole Seymour is Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton, USA. She is the author of three books, including Strange Natures: Futurity, Empathy, and the Queer Ecological Imagination (2013; Winner, 2015 Book Award for Ecocriticism from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment) and Bad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age (2019, Finalist, Book Award for Ecocriticism from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment; “Best Nature Writing of 2018” list in the Chicago Review of Books).
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