Dr Mel Nowicki is a Lecturer in Geography at Oxford Brookes. She introduces her research, which she will present at the Work in Progress seminar on Thursday 29 November at 4.30pm:
I'll be discussing the concept of domicide, or the intentional destruction of home. Reflecting on research conducted in London and Dublin with a range of people, from squatters to formerly homeless families, the talk will focus on the ways in which domicide is enacted not solely through the physical destruction of or displacement from the dwelling, but socio-symbolically through the delegitimisation of particular groups' rights to home. I do so through examining the ways in which the idealisation of homeownership in particular justifies stigmatisation of those unable, or unwilling, to confirm to these idealised constructions of home.
The seminar will be in Abercrombie, third floor, Student Hub/White Space. This is the last Work in Progress session this semester. All are welcome.
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