{"product_id":"glitter-9781501373763","title":"Glitter","description":"\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlitter \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the complexity of an object often dismissed as frivolous. Nicole Seymour describes how glitter's consumption and status have shifted across centuries-from ancient cosmetic to queer activist tool, environmental pollutant to biodegradable accessory-along with its composition, which has variously included insects, glass, rocks, salt, sugar, plastic, and cellulose. Through a variety of examples, from glitterbombing to glitter beer, Seymour shows how this substance reflects the entanglements of consumerism, emotion, environmentalism, and gender\/sexual identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Seymour\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at California State University, Fullerton, USA. She is the author of three books, including \u003ci\u003eStrange Natures: Futurity, Empathy, and the Queer Ecological Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (2013; Winner, 2015 Book Award for Ecocriticism from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment) and \u003ci\u003eBad Environmentalism: Irony and Irreverence in the Ecological Age (\u003c\/i\u003e2019, Finalist, Book Award for Ecocriticism from the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment; \"Best Nature Writing of 2018\" list in the \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452555956498,"sku":"9781501373763","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_478fcc91-abed-4290-a238-d45b302d1381.jpg?v=1729815165","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/glitter-9781501373763","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}