Homely Atmospheres and Lighting Technologies in Denmark
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A01=Mikkel Bille
Affective Presence
Author_Mikkel Bille
Category=JHMC
CFL
Christmas Lighting
climate change
Compact Fluorescent
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb
Contemporary Society
Cosy Atmosphere
cultural lighting practices
Denmark
Dimmable Bulb
domestic space anthropology
energy consumption behaviour
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everyday materiality
Good Life
home atmospheres research
Horror Movie
human geography
human perceptions
Incandescent Bulb
Islands Brygge
Lighting Practices
Lighting Technologies
Modern Apartments
Nordic Light
Pendant Lamps
Reception Room
sensory ethnography
social dynamics of Danish lighting
Spatial Carrier
Spot Lights
Strip Lights
Tea Light
Vice Versa
Product details
- ISBN 9781350057180
- Weight: 439g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 24 Jan 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Mikkel Bille is Associate Professor at Roskilde University, Denmark.
