Appropriation of Housing: Gender and Class Perspectives

This lecture explores the reciprocal meanings between inhabitants and their homes, focusing on class and gender differences in the relationship to housing. It delves into material cultures, the constitution of housing spaces, and the evolution of domestic work. The lecture also discusses the intersectionality of oppressive systems in power relations within housing, highlighting the reproduction of inequalities. It analyzes the transformation of lifestyles driven by the middle classes, the development of materialist feminist criticism, and the post-war period's model of the housewife. The lecture further examines the private world within households, the distribution of domestic work among family members, and the tensions between domestic powers and duties in different social classes.