Glitter

ISBN-13: 9781501373763 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 184 str.

Fullerton Dr. Nicole Seymour (California State University

Opis

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.

Recenzje

Hard facts, philosophical musings, and trivia galore commingle in this madcap toss of shimmery delight. Passport Magazine

Spis treści

Diary Entry: Glitter in Quarantine1. The Great Glitter BacklashGlitter Bar: A Makeover Takeover!2. "Feel the Rainbow!": Glitter as TacticPoetry Reading: CAConrad3. "Too Much Bling": Glitter in Children's EntertainmentInterview: Machine Dazzle4. Recrafting Glitter: The Sustainable TurnTaste Test: Glitter Beer5. Conclusion: Facing the PlasticeneIndex

O autorze

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 (University of Illinois Press, 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 (University of Minnesota Press, 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).