Feeling at Home: Transforming the Politics of Housing
Our feelings about housing are political, and a grasp of them is essential to solving the housing crisis – from the author of They Call It Love

Housing is more than bricks and mortar. The home is where our hopes and dreams play out, and it lies at the heart of our lives. This is where we rest, eat, and relax. The home we enjoy can determine our health, life expectancy, and day-to-day well-being. In contrast, the lack of a stable residence can lead to mental and physical illness and often premature death. This is central to how we conceive of a good and dignified life.

Feeling at Home grapples with the practical and emotional questions of housing – domestic labour, privacy, security, ownership, and health. Is it possible to imagine success without home ownership? Alva Gotby makes clear that solving the housing crisis is about much more than housing stock. It is about revolutionising our everyday lives and labours.
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Feeling at Home: Transforming the Politics of Housing
Our feelings about housing are political, and a grasp of them is essential to solving the housing crisis – from the author of They Call It Love

Housing is more than bricks and mortar. The home is where our hopes and dreams play out, and it lies at the heart of our lives. This is where we rest, eat, and relax. The home we enjoy can determine our health, life expectancy, and day-to-day well-being. In contrast, the lack of a stable residence can lead to mental and physical illness and often premature death. This is central to how we conceive of a good and dignified life.

Feeling at Home grapples with the practical and emotional questions of housing – domestic labour, privacy, security, ownership, and health. Is it possible to imagine success without home ownership? Alva Gotby makes clear that solving the housing crisis is about much more than housing stock. It is about revolutionising our everyday lives and labours.
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Feeling at Home: Transforming the Politics of Housing

Feeling at Home: Transforming the Politics of Housing

by Alva Gotby
Feeling at Home: Transforming the Politics of Housing

Feeling at Home: Transforming the Politics of Housing

by Alva Gotby

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Our feelings about housing are political, and a grasp of them is essential to solving the housing crisis – from the author of They Call It Love

Housing is more than bricks and mortar. The home is where our hopes and dreams play out, and it lies at the heart of our lives. This is where we rest, eat, and relax. The home we enjoy can determine our health, life expectancy, and day-to-day well-being. In contrast, the lack of a stable residence can lead to mental and physical illness and often premature death. This is central to how we conceive of a good and dignified life.

Feeling at Home grapples with the practical and emotional questions of housing – domestic labour, privacy, security, ownership, and health. Is it possible to imagine success without home ownership? Alva Gotby makes clear that solving the housing crisis is about much more than housing stock. It is about revolutionising our everyday lives and labours.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781804296646
Publisher: Verso Books
Publication date: 01/21/2025
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 192

About the Author

Alva Gotby is a writer and organiser living in London. Her first book, They Call It Love, was published in 2023. She holds a PhD from the University of West London and writes about feminist theory, social reproduction, housing, emotions, and family. She is active in struggles for better homes for all.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Housing Matters

1. No Return to Normal
2. Housing Is a Feminist Issue
3. Never at Home
4. Poor Housing Creates Poor Health
5. The Feeling of Ownership
6. Inheriting the Family Home
7. Demanding More, Demanding Better
8. Collective Housing and the Abolition of the Family

Conclusion: Organising Feeling, Transforming Home

Acknowledgements
Notes
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