Home Territories

by David Morley

Home Territories examines how traditional ideas of home, homeland and nation have been destabilised both by new patterns of migration and by new communication technologies which routinely transgress the symbolic boundaries around both the private household and the nation state. David Morley analyses the varieties of exile, diaspora, displacement, connectedness, mobility experienced by members of social groups, and relates the micro structures of the home, the family and the domestic realm, to contemporary debates about the nation, community and cultural identities. He explores issues such as the role of gender in the construction of domesticity, and the conflation of ideas of maternity and home, and engages with recent debates about the 'territorialisation of culture'.

364 pages, Paperback

First published May 14, 2014

About the author

David Morley is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Reviews

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Morley doesn't try theoretical gymnastics. He merely lays a few conceptual twists on the table and offers you plate after plate of incisive theoretical and academic evidences for his propositions. i like how he breaks up each macro-topic into a sub-topic and further into a one-or-two page succinct discussion. He doesn't mislead you, neither does he confound you even if you aren't one of the pack.

He says, here's a basketful of extraordinary ideas i've collected for your perusal, pick what you need and here's the platform for further investigation. Love it!

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of useful bibliography, a very meandering read.