At Home in the Institution takes a new look at institutions in Victorian England, by exploring their material life. The book focuses on asylums, lodging houses and schools - examining decoration and t
Material Relations tells the story of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century middle-class families by exploring the domestic spaces they inhabited and the material goods they prized. By opening the
Material relations tells the story of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century middle-class families by exploring the domestic spaces they inhabited and the material goods they prized. By opening the d
The essays in this collection explore both organizational intentions and inhabitants' experiences in a diverse range of British residential institutions during a period when such provision was dramati
What does material culture tell us about gendered identities and how does gender reveal the meaning of spaces and things?If we look at the objects that we own, covet and which surround us in our every
The essays in this collection explore both organizational intentions and inhabitants' experiences in a diverse range of British residential institutions during a period when such provision was dramati
What does material culture tell us about gendered identities and how does gender reveal the meaning of spaces and things?If we look at the objects that we own, covet and which surround us in our every
