In this article I discuss three major themes raised by reviewers of my book, Materials the Mind: Phrenology, Race, and Global History Science, 1815–1920 (Chicago, 2019). turn, analyse place race, material culture, global history in writing histories science. also reflect on some broader disciplinary institutional challenges science today.

New motherhood is mediated through the material world. In this liminal, vulnerable period of matrescence, consumption and interaction with objects co- constitutes mother her child. Material culture central to motherhood, as mothers negotiate preparation, mastery memorialisation their maternal role objects. While some are used once then discarded, other saved for longer periods, either by indivi...

The importance of attending to the multiple sensory dimensions of objects, architectures and landscapes is quickly becoming a central tenet of material culture theory. This sensual turn – or better, 'revolution' (Howes 2004) – is evident in the various references to the sensuous made by the contributors to The Material Culture Reader (Buchli 2002). In 'Contested land-scapes', Barbara Bender wri...

Children of affluence are generally presumed to be at low risk. However, recent studies have suggested problems in several domains--notably, substance use, anxiety, and depression--and 2 sets of potential causes: pressures to achieve and isolation from parents. Recognizing the limited awareness of these issues, the objectives in this paper are to collate evidence on the nature of problems among...