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Reconstructing Homes

Affective Materiality and Atmospheres of Belonging

Eerika Koskinen-Koivisto editor Viktorija L A Čeginskas editor Kristiina Korjonen-Kuusipuro editor Anna Kajander editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Berghahn Books

Published:1st Jul '24

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In the practice of constructing the idea of home and the emotions surrounding it, sensory experiences and materiality intertwine to form layers of memory and affective atmospheres. People in different life stages and situations create continuity and a sense of home by engaging with materiality and objects in their own unique way. Reconstructing Homes takes on a multidisciplinary approach of sensory ethnography, visual methods and autoethnography methodologies to explore affective engagements with materiality in the context of home and the idea of belonging.

“I enjoyed reading this book. It has a nice balance between the ethnography of everyday life and theoretical discussions.”• Orvar Löfgren, University of Lund

ISBN: 9781805395737

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232 pages