Abstract:Both creative writers and scholars of material culture have recognised the power of objects; the way they can transcend their intended functions and exhibit a quality that is lively and even agential. In my previous career as a travel journalist, I amassed an extensive collection of souvenirs that are now making such claims on my creative writing practice. This article seeks to conceptualise the active quality of those souvenirs in relation to processes of autobiographical memory -that is, how they shape and m… Show more
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