Full Description
Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities-"The Farm," "Twin Oaks," "Dancing Rabbit," and "Earthships"-where electricity, water, heat, waste, food, and transportation practices differ markedly from those of the vast majority of Americans.
Schelly portrays a wide range of residential living alternatives utilizing renewable, small-scale, de-centralized technologies. These technologies considerably change how individuals and communities interact with the material world, their natural environment, and one another. Using in depth interviews and compelling ethnographic observations, the book offers an insightful look at different communities' practices and principles and their successful endeavors in sustainability and self-sufficiency.
Contents
1 What Does it Mean to Dwell in Resistance?
2 What "Normal" Dwelling Looks Like: The History of Home Technologies
3 Custodians of the Earth, Witnesses to Transition: The Story of the Farm
4 The Abundance of the Commons: Twin Oaks and the Plentitude Ethic
5 Individualism and Symbiosis: The Dance at Dancing Rabbit
6 Self-Sufficiency as Social Justice: The Case of Earthship Biotecture
7 Dwelling in Resistance
Appendix: Reflections and Lessons on Method
Acknowledgements
References
Index
