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Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space
Dissertation (MInt)--University of Pretoria, 2008.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/26917 Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space Fisher, Roger C. catherine.karusseit@up.ac.za Lemmer, Catherine Victorian ideology Respectability Domestic space Gender UCTD Dissertation (MInt)--University of Pretoria, 2008. Space is socially constructed, reflecting and reinforcing the nature of gender relations in society. This is evident in nineteenth century architecture, particularly domestic architecture, where space was structured around the ideology of respectability. Within the discipline of interior architecture, this study investigates the relationship between the Victorian (1837-1901) ideology of respectability and the gendering of domestic space. The problem was investigated by means of a literature review; thereafter, a set of criteria derived from the literature were applied in a critical analysis of selected examples of Victorian domestic architecture, interior space and the decoration thereof. The findings indicated that Victorian domestic architecture embodied a male/female dichotomy in which men owned and ‘ruled’ the home/house; while women maintained it. Although Victorian ideology was fissured and developed unevenly, it still functioned in terms of the ideal of respectability which was embedded and demonstrated in domestic space. Architecture unrestricted 2013-09-07T09:10:56Z 2008-08-06 2013-09-07T09:10:56Z 2007-10-31 2008-08-06 2008-08-01 Dissertation 2007 E1078/eo http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26917 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08012008-090441/ ©University of Pretoria 2007 E1078/ application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Victorian ideology Respectability Domestic space Gender UCTD Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space |
| title | Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space |
| title_full | Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space |
| title_fullStr | Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space |
| title_full_unstemmed | Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space |
| title_short | Victorian respectability : the gendering of domestic space |
| title_sort | victorian respectability the gendering of domestic space |
| topic | Victorian ideology Respectability Domestic space Gender UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26917 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08012008-090441/ |