Waste-Site Stories: The Recycling of Memory

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Waste-Site Stories Edited by Brian Neville and Johanne Villeneuve Waste-Site Stories the recycling of memor y state university of new york press Photographs by Stephen Bann and Bob Chaplin by kind permission. Eduardo Paolozzi’s Lost Magic Kingdoms and Six Paper Moons from Nahuatl copyright The British Museum. The work of Gordon Bleach © is part of the private collection of Dr. Gayle Zachmann, 2801 NW 23rd Blvd., Apt. E39, Gainesville, Florida 32605. Published by State University of New York Press Albany© 2002 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 Production and book design, Laurie Searl Marketing, Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Waste-site stories : the recycling of memory / edited by Brian Neville and Johanne Villeneuve. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-5341-3 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7914-5342-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Civilization, Modern—1950– 2. Memory—Social aspects. 3. Recycling (Waste, etc.)— Psychological aspects. 4. Refuse and refuse disposal—Psychological aspects. 5. Collectors and collecting—Psychological aspects. 6. Historic sites—Social aspects. 7. Historic preservation— Social aspects. 8. Material culture. 9. Postmodernism. I. Neville, Brian, 1966– II. Villeneuve, Johanne, 1960– CB430.W37 2002 901—dc21 2002021041 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 SP_NEV_chfm_i-xii-1-26.qxd 3/18/02 1:29 PM Page iv In memory of Gordon Bleach 1956–1999 ...