Abstract
Cultural narratives attributing women's empowerment to the management of a feminized economy are grounded in the conception of a two-sphere "home economics." And the recurring image of a house as a site for cultural contestation can be traced from the beginning of women's intervention in the utopian literary tradition. Such representations assist us in (re)thinking and incorporating the notion of difference into utopian literary and architectural spaces. They offer imaginary stages on which curiosity and critique can trouble compliance, and scenarios of transgressing walls and borders can anticipate experiences that might emerge from such experiments. Alongside the (fairy-tale) story that "appreciates" the value of home-making and the virtues of "whistling while we work" (for no pay), feminist utopian narratives imagine a home constructed on a different foundation, and embodying "articulations" of space more hospitable to women and others.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | The Palgrave Handbook of Utopian and Dystopian Literatures |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 499-510 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030886547 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030886530 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 15 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences
