Glitter
eBook - PDF

Glitter

  1. 184 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Half Title
  2. Series Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Diary Entry: Glitter in Quarantine
  7. Chapter 1: The Great Glitter Backlash
  8. Chapter 2: “Feel the Rainbow!”: Glitter as Tactic
  9. Chapter 3: “Too Much Bling”: Glitter in Children’s Entertainment
  10. Chapter 4: Recrafting Glitter: The Sustainable Turn
  11. Chapter 5: Conclusion: Facing the Plasticene
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. Biography
  14. Notes
  15. Index