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来源

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ETHNOGRAPHY,Vol.46,Issue4,P.490-513

语言

英文

关键字

homelessness; space; place safety; interaction; STRATEGIES; STIGMA; CONSTRUCTION; RESISTANCE; POLITICS; HOME

作者单位

[Rennels, Tasha R.] Univ S Florida, Tampa, FL USA. [Purnell, David F.] Mercer Univ, Dept Liberal Studies, Commun, Atlanta, GA USA. Rennels, TR (reprint author), Augustana Univ, Dept Commun Studies, 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197 USA. E-Mail: trennels@augie.edu

摘要

Recognizing the deep-seated need many people share for a sense of home, we employ autoethnography to illustrate how those who are homeless can make homelike places within public spaces. By revisiting and reflexively analyzing various accounts of homelessness as experienced by one of the authors, we show that home can be made through (a) re-appropriating public spaces, (b) harnessing feelings of safety, and (c) interacting with others. We conclude by discussing how this homemaking process not only reinforces the claim that many people desire home, but also motivates us to think about the ways in which public spaces might cater to this desire in an era of urban renewal.