ISBN:
9781350057180
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 180 Seiten
Series Statement:
Home 11
Parallel Title:
ebook version
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bille, Mikkel Homely atmospheres and lighting technologies in Denmark
DDC:
621.32/2809489
Keywords:
Dwellings Lighting
;
Psychological aspects
;
Dwellings Lighting
;
Social aspects
;
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
;
Lighting
;
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
;
ARCHITECTURE ; Interior Design ; General ; bisacsh
;
Lighting ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00998642
;
Lighting, Architectural and decorative ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst00998669
;
Denmark ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01204558
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Manners and customs ; fast ; (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Livres numériques ; rvmgf
;
Denmark Social life and customs
;
Lichttechnik
;
Beleuchtung
;
Dänemark
;
Renovierung
;
Wohnen
;
Baustil
;
Gesellschaftsleben
;
Kunsthandwerk
;
Dekoration
;
Kleinkunst
;
Brauch
Abstract:
Introduction : living with light -- The sociality of lighting -- In the vagueness of hygge -- Atmospheric realities -- Atmospheric communities -- Qualifying bright lighting -- Ignorance and illumination -- Reflections of sensory politics.
Abstract:
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
Abstract:
Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Series preface: why home? -- 1 Introduction Living with light -- Aims and scope -- Atmosphere -- Embraced with light -- Many ways to study light cultures -- What to expect? -- 2 The sociality of lighting -- Introduction -- Healthy light -- Light as security -- Towards a social comprehension of lighting -- Light cultures beyond energy, health and security -- Conclusion -- 3 In the vagueness of hygge -- Introduction -- Hygge as process -- In the light of hygge -- The contemporaneity of meaning and presence -- Time and cosiness -- The power of vague definitions -- Conclusion -- 4 Atmospheric realities -- Introduction -- Atmospheres and other related terms -- Vagueness and the body -- From atmospheric sensations to practices of attunement -- Affecting presences -- Ontology of elements -- Conclusion -- 5 Atmospheric communities -- Introduction -- Islands Brygge: a brief introduction -- Connecting people with things -- Being together through light -- Nordic lighting -- Atmospheric community -- Conclusion -- 6 Qualifying bright lighting -- Introduction -- Bright lights in Urbanplanen -- Shine a light -- Conclusion -- 7 Ignorance and illumination -- Introduction -- Bring in the specialist! -- The primacy of ignorance -- Illuminating Christmas lighting -- The technorant -- Conclusion -- 8 Reflections of sensory politics -- Introduction -- The emergence of a sense of hygiene -- Sensory politics -- Closing the debate -- Automated morality -- Dirt and light -- Final reflections -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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