We invite submissions of abstracts (max. 300 words, along with a short bionote) for presentations (20 minutes) or session proposals from researchers with a particular interest in souvenir objects from academic fields such as cultural history, art history, material culture studies, design history, design studies, museology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, Sámi studies, tourism research, design, and other relevant fields.
Contributions may deal with, but are not limited to, the following subject areas:
- definitions and meanings of a souvenir
- theory and method: how to research and interpret souvenirs
- methodological perspectives on the study of souvenirs
- designing and developing new souvenirs: material and immaterial
- souvenir production: mass-production, handicraft
- material artefacts: design, kitsch
- seasonal souvenirs (e.g. Christmas)
- mythical figures