THE MEANINGS OF UNDERPANTS AND OLD PHOTOGRAPHS: NOTIONS OF PERSONHOOD AND POLLUTION IN THE ESTATE SALE
In the estate sale, actors (shoppers and estate sale workers) form notions ofpersonhood and pollution through objects such as half-used bottles of perfume, floral dishes, and family photographs. Actors use these objects to create the gender, personality, religion, hobbies, and occupation of the obje...
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UKnowledge
2004
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| Online Access: | http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/190 http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1192&context=gradschool_theses |