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The ‘Casser Maison’ Ritual
Journal of Material Culture - Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 213-235 - 2001
Jean‐Sébastien Marcoux
This paper addresses the relationship between mobility, ageing and death in an urban housing market from a material culture perspective. It examines a divestment ritual performed by elderly people in Montreal (Canada) on the occasion of a move from a home on their own to a care environment. This move which is often a move into a smaller place and a smaller set of things is also accompanied by the ... hiện toàn bộ
Domestic Boundaries
Journal of Material Culture - Tập 10 Số 2 - Trang 157-176 - 2005
Pauline Garvey
The article presents an exploration of domestic borders in the Norwegian town of Skien. Differences between homes may be minimal, however the differentiation between homes, can occasionally, be marked (Wallman, 1978: 203). This observation has relevance for Norwegian and Somali households whereby perceptions of domestic boundaries, visibility and definitions of privacy are analysed. The domestic w... hiện toàn bộ
Air Conditioning and the Material Culture of Routine Human Encasement
Journal of Material Culture - Tập 13 Số 3 - Trang 251-265 - 2008
Russell Hitchings, Shu Jun Lee
There are many factors shaping the relationship between human bodies and their immediate environments and the mechanical control of ambient thermal conditions is playing an increasingly important part. It is with this in mind that this article travels to the tropical island of Singapore where the assumption that the air surrounding people should generally be cooled has quietly become entrenched. S... hiện toàn bộ
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