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'It became an anchor for stuff I really want to keep': the stabilising weight of self-storage when moving home and away.

Authors :
Owen, Jennifer
Source :
Social & Cultural Geography. Sep2022, Vol. 23 Issue 7, p990-1006. 17p.
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

[...] Leaving that house was really emotional ... because it's the ... that's the thing it's the boys' childhood and Grace's childhood all wrapped up in that house. Keywords: Material culture; mobility; anchor; home; moving house; storage; Cultura material; movilidad; ancla; hogar; mudanza; almacenamiento; Culture matérielle; mobilité; attache; foyer; déménagement; entreposage EN Material culture mobility anchor home moving house storage ES Cultura material movilidad ancla hogar mudanza almacenamiento FR Culture matérielle mobilité attache foyer déménagement entreposage 990 1006 17 09/09/22 20220901 NES 220901 Introduction Moving home is a significant moment experienced by most over the course of their life, and the practices of sorting through and packing household possessions in order to move and remake home are central to the experience. Gill's experience of moving house involved the stress of renovating their new house and was inflected by her changing family dynamics as her children grew up and the "family home" changed its meaning. Mobility, anchor, home, moving house, Material culture, storage. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14649365
Volume :
23
Issue :
7
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Social & Cultural Geography
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
158963351
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2020.1843699