The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions: Taking a Multimodal Ethnohistorical Approach

The Sociocultural Functions of Edwardian Book Inscriptions explores the sociocultural significance of book ownership and inscriptions in Edwardian Britain,using multimodality,ethnography,and literacy studies. It examines evidence from historical records and inscriptive practices to demonstrate how inscriptions performed identity, contested social status, and forged relationships. The text adopts a unique ethnohistorical approach to multimodality and offers a typography of book inscriptions as an interpretive framework for analyzing literary artifacts in the context of broader sociopolitical forces.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 312 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This groundbreaking text delves into the multifaceted sociocultural significance of book ownership and book inscriptions in Edwardian Britain, drawing upon theories and methodologies from the domains of multimodality, ethnography, and literacy studies. By meticulously examining evidence sourced from historical records, archival documents, and the inscriptive practices of individuals from the Edwardian era, the book uncovers the profound social, communicative, and performative functions of inscriptive practices. It sheds light on how material, lexical, and semiotic means were employed to construct and perform identities, challenge social hierarchies, and forge connections with others.

The text adopts a distinctive ethnohistorical approach to multimodality, thereby contributing to the development of a typography of book inscriptions that serves as a novel interpretive framework for the analysis of literary artifacts within the broader context of sociopolitical forces. This text holds immense value for doctoral students, researchers, and scholars engaged in the fields of literacy studies, English language arts, and research methods in education, broadly. Additionally, those with an interest in British book history, anthropology, and 20th-century literature will find this volume to be of great interest.

Weight: 480g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367745653