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dc.contributor.authorHoulbrook, Ceri
dc.contributor.authorParker, Adam
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-22T15:23:43Z
dc.date.available2021-01-22T15:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-25
dc.identifier.citationHoulbrook , C & Parker , A 2020 , ' Finding Love: The Materialities of Love-locks and Geocaches ' , Journal of Material Culture . https://doi.org/10.1177/1359183520959373
dc.identifier.issn1359-1835
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-2965-8853/work/87354067
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/23730
dc.description.abstractThis paper is the product of a collaboration between a folklorist researching the global phenomenon of love-locks (padlocks attached to public structures in declaration of romantic commitment) and an archaeologist who also happens to be a player of ‘Geocache’ (a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices). A chance discussion between the two revealed significant overlaps between love-locking and geocaching, despite the two practices being divergent in function and intention. Some overlaps are tangible, with love-locks forming an integral component of a number of geocaches worldwide. Other overlaps are theoretical, with both practices resulting in contemporary assemblages, or ‘serial collaborative creations’, fundamentally driven by the relationships between objects, places, and human participants. The question driving this paper is what can we learn about these two seemingly different customs by considering where they overlap?en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Material Culture
dc.titleFinding Love: The Materialities of Love-locks and Geocachesen
dc.contributor.institutionHistory
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Humanities
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1177/1359183520959373
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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