Electric Irish homes: researching housewives, electric products and domesticity in rural 1950s and 1960s Ireland

Sorcha O'brien

Electric Irish homes: researching housewives, electric products and domesticity in rural 1950s and 1960s Ireland

Sorcha O'brien

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Abstract

This talk was given as part of the Kingston Research week programme of talks on current research in progress. It outlined the Electric Irish Homes project, and focused on the use of oral histories as a method for design history research, in conjunction with more traditional methods such as archival work.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 4 Apr 2017
Event	Kingston University Research Week - Knights Park campus, Kingston University Duration: 3 Apr 2017 → 7 Apr 2017

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Other	Kingston University Research Week
Period	3/04/17 → 7/04/17

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History of art, architecture and design

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Electric Irish homes: researching housewives, electric products and domesticity in rural 1950s and 1960s Ireland

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