Caravans: Lives on Wheels in Contemporary Europe

ISBN-13: 9781350029927 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 194 str.

Hege Hoyer Leivestad

Opis

In Caravans, Hege Høyer Leivestad opens the caravan door to understand how daily life is organised among Britons and Swedes who have relocated, either seasonally or permanently, to mobile homes. Leivestad investigates how the caravan and campsite come to fit and challenge conventional domestic ideals.

Spis treści

AcknowledgementsCaravan and Camping GlossaryIntroduction: Standing StillChapter 1 Caravans: ‘These cupboards look like plastic’Chapter 2 Camp: ‘You like to be visible’Chapter 3 Circumstances: ‘Why don’t we just sell the house, all our things and leave?’Chapter 4 Containers: ‘You won’t even see there’s a caravan in there’Chapter 5 Community: ‘We have found here what we can’t find at home anymore’Chapter 6 Conclusion: Troubling TemporalitiesEpilogueReferencesNotes

O autorze

Hege Høyer Leivestad is Postdoctoral Researcher in Social Anthropology at Stockholm University, Sweden.