Materializing Memories: Dispositifs, Generations, Amateurs - Paperback

by Susan Aasman (Editor), Andreas Fickers (Editor), Joseph Wachelder (Editor)

A multitude of devices and technological tools now exist to make, share, and store memories and moments with family, friends, and even strangers. Memory practices such as home movies, which originated as the privilege of a few, well-to-do families, have now emerged as ubiquitous and immediate cultures of sharing. Departing from the history of home movies, this volume offers a sophisticated understanding of technologically mediated, mostly ritualized memory practices, from early beginnings in the fin-de-siècle to today.