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Sadržavanje prošlosti, sadašnjosti i budućnosti : Pakiranje kofera

Löfgren, Orvar LU (2016) In Narodna Umjetnost 53(1). p.59-74
Abstract

Everyday life is a constant negotiation between experiences and memories of the past, the challenges of the present and longings and anxieties about the future. My paper focuses on “the throwntogetherness” of such temporal frames. How are they synchronized or kept apart? My chosen example is the suitcase, which I will analyze with the help of two perspectives focusing on the acts of throwing together and containing, to explore how the past, the present and the future is organized, intertwined and stored. The mundane tasks of packing and unpacking will be explored in different contemporary and historical settings, among holidaymakers, migrants, commuters and refugees. The suitcase works as both a material and cultural container.

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Containing the past, the present and the future : Packing a suitcase
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Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Containment, Luggage, Mobility, Suitcase, Temporalities, Throwntogetherness
in
Narodna Umjetnost
volume
53
issue
1
pages
16 pages
publisher
Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research
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  • scopus:84978767551
ISSN
0547-2504
DOI
10.15176/vol53no103
language
Croatian
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yes
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2017-01-16 15:25:45
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