Belgian folklorist Arnold Van Gennep argued that there are three distinct phases of liminality. Like a typical sociologist, he positioned liminality as a process rather than a destination.
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Lecker Podcast: How Women Are Using Tiny Houses to Resist the Dual Forces of Patriarchy and Capitalism
What follows is the transcript of the interview I did with the fantastic Lucy Dearlove for her award winning podcast, Lecker.
If you would like to listen to the episode, you can do so here:
Control Your Home, Control Your Life
Enjoying Control Over Design
Over the last eighteen months, I have spoken with over 35 women who have designed their own tiny houses. These women are always fascinating, and each one of them shares common strands with the stories of the others, despite being very different people.
Think Your Job is Pointless? You’re Probably Right.
In 2015, a YouGov poll found that 37% of Brits were adamant that their job was completely pointless. This is dispiriting given that the UK has the second longest working hours in Europe, second only to the USA.
That’s a lot of people spending a lot of time feeling like what they are doing is meaningless.
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Your Free Time Is Killing The Economy
Capitalism will, where possible, quash any activities which are not co-opted into commercial producing or consuming.
The Meaning of Tiny Houses: Successful and Subversive
Human beings love meaning. We can’t get enough of it. It infuses every thought we have, every opinion we claim as our own, every purchase we make. We especially love peppering it in where there is none to be organically found (see: religion).
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Capitalism & Patriarchy: Best Buds For Life
What have women been telling me?
I am now half way through my PhD. Theoretically, I should have some kind of idea what is going on.What have all of these women been saying to me over the last 18 months? What are the common threads that weave the disparate and varied stories together?
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Why Expanding the Commons Will Save Women’s Lives
“The more rigid the separation of private and public spheres and the more unsafe, unwelcoming and inaccessible public spaces are, the more isolated, exposed and vulnerable people become to those they share private space with.” – Andrea Gibbons
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Are We Are All Just Trying To Be Safe?
I had a really great conversation on Monday. I have been trying to work out why I enjoyed it so much.
My Family Think I’m Crazy For Living In A Tiny House
Explaining Yourself
Bridging the divide between generations can be challenging at the best of times. Explaining the choice to live in a tiny house is a complicated one, particularly to people who don’t share the same values. The extent to which we can even say that living in a tiny house is truly a choice is debatable.
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