Jackson, P.

Meah, A.M.

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This is a repository copy of Crowded Kitchens: the ‘democratisation’ of domesticity?.White Rose Research Online URL for this paper:http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/95968/Version: PresentationConference or Workshop Item:Meah, A.M. and Jackson, P. Crowded Kitchens: the ‘democratisation’ of domesticity? In: BSA Food Study Group: Food and Society, 02-03 Jul 2012, London, UK. (Unpublished) eprints@whiterose.ac.ukhttps://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/Reuse Unless indicated otherwise, fulltext items are protected by copyright with all rights reserved. The copyright exception in section 29 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows the making of a single copy solely for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study within the limits of fair dealing. The publisher or other rights-holder may allow further reproduction and re-use of this version - refer to the White Rose Research Online record for this item. Where records identify the publisher as the copyright holder, users can verify any specific terms of use on the publisher’s website. Takedown If you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. Angela Meah &                                Peter Jackson Crowded Kitchens:  ƚŚĞ ?ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƚŝƐĂƚŝŽŶ ?ŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƚŝĐŝƚǇ ? Gender, Place and Culture (in press) Gender, power & the kitchen space  sĂƐƚůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽŶ ?ŚŽŵĞ ?ĂŶĚŐĞŶĚĞƌĞĚƐƵďũĞĐƚŝǀŝƚŝĞƐre/produced within it.  Kitchen as key site in which power is deployed: routine/ritual; inscribing and reinforcing gendered ƌŽůĞƐ ?ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚŝĞƐ ?ĂƐƉĂĐĞŝŶǁŚŝĐŚ ?ƐƚĂƚƵƐŝƐĐŽŶĨŝƌŵĞĚĂŶĚĞǆĐůƵƐŝŽŶƉƌĂĐƚŝĐĞĚ ?(Floyd 2004:62).  Design historians highlight that development of ŵŽĚĞƌŶŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƐƌĞŝŶĨŽƌĐĞĚǁŽŵĞŶ ?ƐĨĞŵŝŶŝŶĞsubjectivity (Llewellyn 2004).  Denigration of quotidian cooking as part of routine, taken-for-ŐƌĂŶƚĞĚǁŽƌŬŽĨ ?ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůǇ ?(Murcott 1983; Charles and Kerr 1988; DeVault 1991; Giard 1998).  Ƶƚ ?  Nuclear household no longer the norm, requiring a reconceptualisation of domestic roles (Jackson 2009).  Time-ƵƐĞĚĂƚĂƌĞŵĞŶ ?ƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŝŽŶƚŽĚŽŵĞƐƚŝĐactivities: 1960s = 90 mins p/day, early 2000s = 148 mins; cooking/cleaning = 20/50mins.  Cooking increasingly reconceptualised as a recreational, leisure activity.  dsŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚĂůŝŶŝŶǀŽŬŝŶŐ ?ŵĂƐĐƵůŝŶĞĚŽŵĞƐƚŝĐŝƚǇ ?(Swenson 2009); Jamie Oliver  ? ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐĂƐĂ ?ĐŽŽů ? ?masculine lifestyle activity (Hollows 2003).  ,ĂƐŵĞŶ ?ƐƉƌĞƐĞŶĐĞůĞĚƚŽŬŝƚĐŚĞŶĨĞĞůŝŶŐŵŽƌĞ ?ĐƌŽǁĚĞĚ ?ƐƉĂĐĞƐĨŽƌǁŽŵĞŶ ? Methodology  Multi-generational household study ¾ 23 participants, aged 17-92; 7 men ¾ 8 extended families, 2-4 generations ¾ 17 households  Food focussed life history interviews  Ethnographic methods ¾ Guided kitchen tours ¾ Shopping go-alongs (Kusenbach 2003) ¾ Videoed meal prep ¾ Photography  Conflict and foodwork Joe Green (45), twice divorced, mature student, lives with son (19) and male lodger.   ? ?ǁĞǁĞƌĞƐĂƚĚŽǁŶŽŶĞĚĂǇŚĂǀŝŶŐĂďŝŐĂƌŐƵŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ/ƐĂŝĚ ?zŽƵƚŚŝŶŬ/ ?ŵǇŽƵƌĚŝŶŶĞƌ-bitch or ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ?dŚĂƚǇŽƵĐĂŶĐůŝĐŬǇŽƵƌĨŝŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚ/ ?ŵŐŽŝŶŐƚŽĐŽŽŬǇŽƵǇŽƵƌĚŝŶŶĞƌ ? ? ?tĞůů ?ŚĞ ?ƐĂ ? ?ǇĞĂƌold man, and I may be his dad, but / ?ŵŶŽƚŚŝƐfucking dinner-ďŝƚĐŚ ?ŶŽƌĂŶǇŽŶĞĞůƐĞ ?Ɛ .    Gender, skill and gadgets    Gender, skill and gadgets  ?ǇŽƵcan use your hands  W ǇŽƵ ?ǀĞŐŽƚƚŽŽůƐŽŶƚŚĞĞŶĚof your arms! [laughs] ?(Liz Elland, 37).    ŚŽŽƐŝŶŐǁŚĞŶƚŽ ?ƐƚĞƉƵƉƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂƚĞ ? Jonathan Anderson (38), cohabiting with partner, son aged 3.   ?/ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ/ǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞĚŽŶĞŵŽƌĞ ? ? ?/ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ/ǁĂƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞŵŽƌĞĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌŽƵƐ ?zŽƵŬŶŽǁƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞŽĨ ? ? ?ĐŽŽŬŝŶŐwell because it, I suppose (..) in the first year or two years it ǁĂƐƐƵĐŚďĂƐŝĐĐŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĂƚŝƚĂůŵŽƐƚǁĂƐŶ ?ƚǀĞƌǇŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŝŶŐfor me ? ? Stuart Charles (42), works in IT, married to Sally (40) NHS admin, 2 children aged 7 and 5.  ?/ĨĞĞůŝƚ ?ƐŵǇgoal ?to make the packed lunches as healthy as they can be, and as exciting as they can be so that...I think that ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶ ?ƐŽthat each night I sort of sit down [laughs] and ƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐŝƚ ?ƐĞĂƐǇĂŶĚƐŽŵĞƚŝŵĞƐŝƚ ?Ɛ ?ŶŽƚ ? ? ?   ?tŚĞŶŝƚ ?ƐŵŽƌĞŚŝƐĚŽŵĂŝŶƚŚĂŶǇŽƵƌdomain, you rebel ? Ted (66) and Laura Anderson (63), semi-ƌĞƚŝƌĞĚ ?ŚĞ ?ƐƚŚĞprincipal cook.   ? ?ŝƚ ?Ɛhis cooker ƌĞĂůůǇ ?/ŵĞĂŶ ?/ ?/ĚŽŶ ?ƚĨŝŶĚŝƚǀĞƌǇĞĂƐǇƚŽƵƐĞĂŶĚ/ĚŽŶ ?ƚƌĞĂůůǇƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŚŽǁŝƚǁŽƌŬƐĂŶĚ ?ĂůůŽĨƚŚĂƚ ? ?    ? ?it just makes me feel really good about              using it  ?ŝƚ ?ƐŶŽƚůŝŬĞĂƚŽǇ ?ŝƚ ?ƐĂƉƌŽƉĞƌďŝƚ                of Ŭŝƚ ? ?   Form Vs. Function Hannah Faulkner (35) part-time working mum of 2 children under 5, married to Ian (42), a chartered surveyor.   ?he thought he knew better about how to design a kitchen, so we had a bit of conflict about how to design ŝƚ ?ŝƚ ?ƐĂůůĂďŽƵƚĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶ ?I want it to look nice, but it has to work ?.     ?Hannah drew out her needs and I                                 then made the cupboards to fit the                            needs ? ?Conclusions  Men are entering the kitchen largely on their own terms;  but routine family feeding continues to fall to women.  Persistence of gendered inequalities through the design of kitchen space and use/appropriation of technologies: spaces ŝŶǁŚŝĐŚŵĞŶ ?ƐŝĚĞŶƚŝƚŝĞƐĂƌĞŝŶƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ?  Persistence of gendered constructs concerning the nature of ĐůĞĂŶůŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŽƌĚĞƌс ?ŵŽƌĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌŵŽƚŚĞƌ ? ? Persistence of gendered constructs concerning responsibilities for family nutrition  Domestic practices & gendered subjectivities are in a constant process of negotiation/transformation, but little evidence here of a significant transformation of gendered roles/ ƌĞůĂƚŝŽŶƐĂŵŽƵŶƚŝŶŐƚŽĂ ?ĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƚŝƐĂƚŝŽŶ ?ŽĨĚŽŵĞƐƚŝĐŝƚǇ ?  

Crowded Kitchens: the ‘democratisation’ of domesticity?

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