Overview
Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities-""The Farm,"" ""Twin Oaks,"" ""Dancing Rabbit,"" and ""Earthships""-where electricity, water, heat, waste, food, and transportation practices differ markedly from those of the vast majority of Americans. Schelly portrays a wide range of residential living alternatives utilizing renewable, small-scale, de-centralized technologies. These technologies considerably change how individuals and communities interact with the material world, their natural environment, and one another. Using in depth interviews and compelling ethnographic observations, the book offers an insightful look at different communities' practices and principles and their successful endeavors in sustainability and self-sufficiency.
Full Product Details
Author: Chelsea Schelly
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.304kg
ISBN: 9780813586502
ISBN 10: 081358650
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 02 August 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This theoretically and empirically rich book illuminates technological systems that are often invisible, yet fundamentally shape everyday practices and ideas. In showing us how people live with alternative technologies, Schelly also generates deep insights into those who do not. --John M. Meyer author of Engaging the Everyday: Environmental Social Criticism and the Resonance Dilemma This theoretically and empirically rich book illuminates technological systems that are often invisible, yet fundamentally shape everyday practices and ideas. In showing us how people live with alternative technologies, Schelly also generates deep insights into those who do not. --John M. Meyer author of Engaging the Everyday: Environmental Social Criticism and the Resonance Dilemma Dwelling in Resistance accomplishes the difficult task of being extremely informative and intellectual while at the same time remaining down to earth, lively, and amusing. Schelly provides a welcome addition to the literature on social practices, technology studies, and community studies in this engaging work. --Debbie Kasper Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, Hiram College Dwelling in Resistanceaccomplishes the difficult task of being extremely informative and intellectual while at the same time remaining down to earth, lively, and amusing. Schelly provides a welcome addition to the literature on social practices, technology studies, and community studies in this engaging work. --Debbie Kasper Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology, Hiram College
This theoretically and empirically rich book illuminates technological systems that are often invisible, yet fundamentally shape everyday practices and ideas. In showing us how people live with alternative technologies, Schelly also generates deep insights into those who do not. --John M. Meyer author of Engaging the Everyday: Environmental Social Criticism and the Resonance Dilemma
Author Information
CHELSEA SCHELLY is an assistant professor of sociology at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. She is the author of Crafting Collectivity: American Rainbow Gatherings and Alternative Forms of Community.
