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Unlocking the Love-Lock - The History and Heritage of a Contemporary Custom (Paperback)
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Unlocking the Love-Lock - The History and Heritage of a Contemporary Custom (Paperback)
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Explores the worldwide popularity of the love-lock as a ritual
token of love and commitment by considering its history, symbolism,
and heritage. "[T]his is an eminently enjoyable and thorough
investigation of a popular phenomenon through the lens of heritage
and folk tradition."-Sara De Nardi, Western Sydney University A
padlock is a mundane object, designed to fulfil a specific - and
secular - purpose. A contemporary custom has given padlocks new
significance. This custom is 'love-locking', where padlocks are
engraved with names and attached to bridges in declaration of
romantic commitment. This custom became popular in the 2000s, and
its dissemination was rapid, geographically unbound, and highly
divisive, with love-locks emerging in locations as diverse as Paris
and Taiwan; New York and Seoul; Melbourne and Moscow. From the
introduction: I was distractedly perusing the photo frame aisle, my
eyes skimming the generically sentimental stock pictures of happy
families smiling at the camera, pretty landscapes, cute pets and
couples walking hand-in-hand, when I came across one that jumped
out at me.... I recognised the image instantly as a photograph of
love-locks: the padlocks that had been appearing en masse on
bridges and other public structures on a global scale since the
early 2000s. And, having been researching the custom known as
lovelocking for about five years at that point, it was with a
peculiar sense of pride that I realised love-locks had accomplished
the status of a stock image.
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