There has recently been a move towards the domestic as the new "avant-garde" in contemporary art and design practice. In stark contrast, however, the maintenance of home remains a daily struggle in many parts of the globe. But wherever we are, one thing is clear: "home" is profoundly symbolic. The domestic sphere is a highly fluid and contested site of human existence that reflects and reifies identity and values. Regrettably, much of the dialogue around the home has taken place as separate conversations within disparate disciplines. This new, lavishly illustrated interdisciplinary journal is the first forum wholly dedicated to the critical understanding of the domestic sphere across timeframes and cultures.
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"At last, a new international journal that brings together and discusses many aspects of the domestic sphere, such as interior design, architecture, consumption, material culture and anthropology. It will surely be welcomed by scholars and practitioners alike."-Pauline Rae, Royal College of Art
"Home Cultures promises to be an innovative scholarly forum for a crucial research area that astonishingly has never yet had its own 'home'. Explorations of the domestic sphere and its boundaries will knit together some of the most exciting interisciplinary threads in material culture, consumption studies, design and many other research agendas."-Don Slater, London School of Economics
"This journal demonstrates the freshness of the insights that await those who direct their attention to homes. Drawing on a wide array of fields, from art, design and architecture to anthropology and history, the articles in Home Cultures show the crucial importance of domestic space to humanity at large."-Benjamin S. Orlove, University of California Davis
"Home Cultures promises to be an innovative scholarly forum for a crucial research area that astonishingly has never yet had its own 'home'. Explorations of the domestic sphere and its boundaries will knit together some of the most exciting interisciplinary threads in material culture, consumption studies, design and many other research agendas."-Don Slater, London School of Economics
"This journal demonstrates the freshness of the insights that await those who direct their attention to homes. Drawing on a wide array of fields, from art, design and architecture to anthropology and history, the articles in Home Cultures show the crucial importance of domestic space to humanity at large."-Benjamin S. Orlove, University of California Davis
About the Author
Victor Buchli is Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University College London.
Alison Clarke is Professor of Design History and Material Culture, University of Applied Arts, Vienna.
Dell Upton is at University of Virginia.
Alison Clarke is Professor of Design History and Material Culture, University of Applied Arts, Vienna.
Dell Upton is at University of Virginia.
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