Lisa-Jo K. van den Scott

Walled-In

Arctic Housing and a Sociology of Walls

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Produktbeschreibung

In this ethnography of the contemporary lived experience of Inuit in Arviat, Nunavut, van den Scott examines the relationship between colonialism and the built environment. As she introduces a sociology of walls, she acknowledges how people in Arviat are both oppressed by their Western walls and perform resilience within them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 524g
• ISBN-13: 9781666959895
• ISBN-10: 1666959898
• Artikelnr.: 70239769

Autorenporträt

By Lisa-Jo K. van den Scott - Foreword by Patsy Kowtak Kuksuk

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Foreword, by Patsy Kowtak Kuksuk
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. A Sociology of Walls
Part I: Walls as Boundary Objects: Identity-Work Abounds
Chapter 2. Ujjirusuttiarniq amma Isumatunikkut Tukisiniarniq [Having an
Awareness and Seeking to Understand]: Anomie and Geographies of Knowledge
Chapter 3. Pilimmaksarniq [Skills and Knowledge Acquisition]: Transmission
of Knowledge and Sewing
Part II: Walls as Cultural Objects: Culture in Material Form
Chapter 4. Aktuaturaunniqarniq amma Inuuqatigiitsiarniq [Interconnectedness
and Interpersonal Relationships]: Family, Connected Spaces, and Memory
Chapter 5. Piliriqatigiingniq [Working Together]: Performing Food
Consumption to the Walls
Part III: Walls as Technological Objects
Chapter 6. Piniarnikkut Ilittiniq [Learning to Do]: Passive
Engagement-Notions of Public and Private
Chapter 7. Qanuqtuurungnarniq [Being Resourceful to Solve Problems]: Active
Engagement: Walls as Storage
Conclusion
References
About the Author