Overview
- Bridges engineering, practice theory, ethnography, and the sociology of time
- Explores domestic energy demand through ethnographic research with families in the United Kingdom
- Probes everyday approaches to time and how they extend ethical imaginations, create new forms of sociality, and engender human agency
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability (PSAS)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“This lively, vigorously written account shows just how humdrum actions can be made to yield unexpected insights. If we think energy-saving interventions cannot be rendered sympathetic to the patterns people value, this book suggests we think again. It also invites the anthropologist to think again about research design. Remarkably, the author invented a repertoire of interactions through which she extended the research participants’ means of expression, and simultaneously transformed the potential of her own questions.” (Marilyn Strathern, Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge, UK)
“Authoritative, engaging and highly relevant, this impressive interdisciplinary synthesis spans engineering, practice theory, ethnography, and the sociology of time. Well-grounded in empirical research, it offers a refreshingly innovative take on the too-often neglected topic of energy efficiency. Many useful insights emerge on how global imperatives for transformation can be addressed in everyday practices of domestic lives. The result is a significant practical and conceptual contribution in a crucial area of current politics and policy.” (Andy Stirling, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, University of Sussex, UK)
“Moroşanu’s book offers lively reflections on ethics, sociality, and time as British families adapt to digital media and energy transition.” (Dominic Boyer, Professor and Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences, Rice University, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Roxana Moroşanu Firth is a social anthropologist working in the fields of computing, sustainability and innovation. She is a Research Associate at the Engineering Design Centre, University of Cambridge, UK, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility, De Montfort University, UK. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, such as Design Studies, The Cambridge Journal of Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Ethnography of Household Energy Demand in the UK
Book Subtitle: Everyday Temporalities of Digital Media Usage
Authors: Roxana Moroşanu
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Anthropology of Sustainability
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59341-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-93474-4Published: 20 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59341-2Published: 13 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-6657
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6665
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 199
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ethnography, Anthropology