Designing the smart house posthuman domesticity and conspicuous production

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 403-426

  Spigel, Lynn ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conspicuous production; Conspicuous reproduction; Home office; Performative communication; Posthuman domesticity; Teleworker

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044472079     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549405057826     Document Type: Article

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