Introduction: Writing Material Culture History - Anne Gerritsen and Giorgio Riello (both University of Warwick, UK)
Part I. The Disciplines of Material Culture
1. Im-material Culture and History of Art(efacts) - Viccy Coltman (University of Edinburgh, UK)
2. Father Amiot's Cup and the fashioning of 'Antiquity - Kee Il Choi (Art Dealer, New York, USA)
3. Written Texts and the Performance of Materiality - Catherine Richardson (University of Kent, UK)
4. Material Culture, Archaeology and Defining Modernity: Case Studies in Ceramic Research - David Gaimstern (Huntarian Museum, UK)
5. Broken Objects: Using Archaeological Ceramics in the Study of Material Culture - Suzanne F. Hood (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, USA)
6. Anthropology, Archaeology, History and the Material Culture of Lycra - Kaori O'Connor (University College London, UK)
7. Identity, Heritage and Memorialisation: The Tongkonan of the Toraja People of Indonesia - Kathleen M. Adams (Loyola University, USA)
8. Exchange and Value: The Material Culture of a Chumash Basket - Dana Leibsohn (Smith College, USA)
Part II. The Histories of Material Culture
9. Spaces of Global Interactions: The Material Landscapes of Global History – Anne Gerritsen and Giorgio Riello
10. Cosmopolitan Relationships in the Crossroads of the Pacific Ocean - Christina Hellmich (De Young Museum, UK)
11. Invisible Beds: Health and the Material Culture of Sleep - Sandra Cavallo (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)
12. Material Culture and Sound: A Sixteenth-Century Handbell - Flora Dennis (University of Sussex, UK)
13. Lustrous Things: Luminosity and Reflection before the Light Bulb- Ann Smart Martin (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
14. Objects of Emotions: The London Foundling Hospital Tokens, 1741-1760 - John Styles (University of Hertfordshire, UK)
15. Materialism and Material History: The French Revolution in Wallpaper - Ulrich Lehmann (University of the Creative Arts, UK)
16. Time, Wear and Maintenance: The afterlife of things - Victoria Kelley (Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, UK)
17. How Things Shape Us: Material Culture and Identity in the Industrial Age – Manuel Charpy (Université de Lille, France)
Part III. The Presentation of Material Culture
18. The Return of the Wunderkammer: Material Culture in the Museum – Ethan W. Lasser (Harvard Art Museums, USA)
19. Europe 1600-1800 in a Thousand Objects - Lesley Ellis Miller (V&A Museum, UK)
20. Objects of Empire: Museums, Material Culture, and Histories of Empire - John McAleer (University of Southampton, UK)
21. Interwoven Knowledge: The Understanding and Conservation of Three Carpets – Jessica Hallett and Raquel Santos (both Centre of Overseas History, Lisbon, Portugal )
22. Reading and Writing the Restoration History of an Old French bureau - Carolyn Sargentson (V&A Museum, UK)
23. History by Design: The UK Board of Trade Design Registers – Dinah Eastop (The National Archives, UK)
24. Handle with Care: The Future of Curatorial Expertise - Glenn Adamson (V&A Museum, UK)
25. As Seen on the Screen: Material Culture, Historical Accuracy and the Costume Drama - Hannah Greig (University of York, UK)
Online Resources – compiled with the help of Claire Tang
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