H2020Индивидуална стипендия2015–2017

HAHPEC · House and home: physical and emotional comfort in the country house, England and Sweden c.1680-1820

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2015-10-01 → 2017-09-30
Финансиране от ЕС: 183 455 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF

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Накратко на български

Физическият и емоционалният комфорт в английските и шведските имения между 1680 и 1820 г. се анализират чрез предмети като печки и лампи. Това помага да се разбере как са се формирали съвременните ни представи за усещането за дом.

Този кратък обзор е генериран от изкуствен интелект

Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.

Резултати накратко

House and home: physical and emotional comfort in the country house, England and Sweden c.1680-1820

Physical comfort and emotional well-being are common expectations across 21st-century Europe, but we have limited understanding of when, how and why these norms emerged. Focusing on English and Swedish country houses c.1680-1820, this project explored comfort as a means of linking activities, social relations and material culture in the domestic domain. In early-modern times, comfort was firmly associated with emotional well being: of feeling comfortable with friends and family, and offering consolation to others. It has been argued that the meaning of comfort changed in the 18th century, emphasis increasingly being placed on physical ease and the body, most obviously in an array of technological developments, including lamps and stoves. However, it is clear that the emotional aspects of comfort were not lost. Earlier studies have demonstrated the importance of feeling 'at home' and how this was linked to particular material objects that had emotional significance for their owners, and to ideas of privacy. Building on this literature, the aim of the project was to explore the shifting character and importance of comfort within the country house, drawing together ideas of physical ease and emotional well being. To this end, it sought to: • Evaluate the link between emotional and physical comfort. • Assess the impact of different cultures, climates and economies on perceptions and practices of comfort. • Examine the role of gender in shaping perspectives and practices relating to comfort. • Assess the importance of different senses in affording comfort. • Explore the changing materiality of physical and emotional comfort. • Gain a better understanding of the idea of discomfort. In addition to these scientific objectives, the project also: • Links cutting-edge research to the heritage industry and the public. It aimed to enhance appreciation of these key elements of European cultural heritage, offering new ways of understanding the social and material construction of country houses. • Heightens awareness of the historical differences and connections between different European regions.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Physical comfort and emotional well-being are common expectations and aspirations across 21st-century Europe. This fellowship explores an important episode in the historical development of these cultural and social norms. The 18th century was a time when the wealthy, at least, had access to a growing range of goods, commodities and technologies, and were becoming increasingly aware of their individual identity. The research focuses on the changing relationship between physical and emotional comfort in the context of the country house, and explores a number of key questions about how the desire for comfort related to gender and life course, and to material objects and the growing specialisation of domestic spaces; how it was perceived through different senses and how it was juxtaposed with feelings of discomfort; and how it was conceived and experienced in two contrasting countries within Europe – places with very different societies, economies and climates.The research draws on a wide range of archival sources and material objects, and engages with a variety of social and cultural theories and research methodologies: textual, statistical and artefactual. It is characterised by strong engagement with the heritage sector, through the provision of new interpretive frameworks and materials for selected historic houses, and with the public, who are invited to become actively involved as project associates and contribute to the analysis of objects and archives. Successfully completing of the project will involve knowledge transfer between the researcher and host institution, and will significantly develop the researcher’s career. It will produce a range of tangible outcomes, including academic publications, open access publications on dedicated web-pages, and public workshops and exhibitions, and will build sustainable networks of academics and professionals, thus enriching and integrating the ERA.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

THE MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY · MANCHESTERКоординаторОбединеното кралство