Homely Atmospheres and Lighting Technologies in Denmark

Living with Light
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-350-17672-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 301 g

Reihe: Home

Using case studies, such as the use of candlelight and energy saving lightbulbs in Denmark, this book unravels light’s place at the heart of social life. In contrast to common perception of light as a technical and aesthetic phenomenon, Mikkel Bille argues that there is a cultural and social logic to lighting practices. By empirically investigating the social role of lighting in people's everyday lives, Mikkel Bille reveals how and why people visually shape their homes. Moving beyond the impact of its use, Bille also comments on the politics of lighting to examine how ideas of pollution and home act as barriers for technological fixes to curb energy demand. Attitudes to these issues are reflective of how human perceptions and practices are central to the efforts to cope with climate change. This ethnographic study is a must-read for students of anthropology, cultural studies, human geography, sociology and design.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bille, Mikkel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie des Brauchtums und der Traditionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures Acknowledgements Series preface: Why home? Rosie Cox (Birckbeck, UK) and Victor Buchli (University College London, UK) 1. Introduction: Living with light 2. The sociality of lighting 3. In the vagueness of Hygge4. Atmospheric Realities 5. Atmospheric Communities 6. Qualifying bright lighting 7. Ignorance and illumination 8. Reflections of sensory politicsNotesBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Mikkel Bille is Associate Professor at Roskilde University, Denmark.