No Cover Image

Journal article 482 views

Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas

S. J Vachhani, A Pullen, Sheena Vachhani, Alison Pullen

Organization, Volume: 18, Issue: 6, Pages: 807 - 821

Swansea University Authors: Sheena Vachhani, Alison Pullen

Full text not available from this repository: check for access using links below.

Check full text

DOI (Published version): 10.1177/1350508411416404

Abstract

<p>This article critically discusses domestication and women’s work in household organization at Christmas, a case of meta-organizing which fuels commercialization. Located in the growing body of work on contesting femininity that challenges traditional notions of femininity, we prob...

Full description

Published in: Organization
ISSN: 1350-5084
Published: Sage Publications 2011
Online Access: Check full text

URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa6760
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
first_indexed 2013-07-23T11:55:24Z
last_indexed 2018-02-09T04:34:17Z
id cronfa6760
recordtype SURis
fullrecord <?xml version="1.0"?><rfc1807><datestamp>2013-06-13T10:09:48.4206189</datestamp><bib-version>v2</bib-version><id>6760</id><entry>2012-01-23</entry><title>Home is where the heart is? Organizing women&#x2019;s work and domesticity at Christmas</title><swanseaauthors><author><sid>5e9b39bbae69110c1318b9b4442126c3</sid><firstname>Sheena</firstname><surname>Vachhani</surname><name>Sheena Vachhani</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author><author><sid>f934280ab8341daecbde2507b1104f0b</sid><firstname>Alison</firstname><surname>Pullen</surname><name>Alison Pullen</name><active>true</active><ethesisStudent>false</ethesisStudent></author></swanseaauthors><date>2012-01-23</date><abstract>&amp;#60;p&amp;#62;This article critically discusses domestication and women&#x2019;s work in household organization at Christmas, a case of meta-organizing which fuels commercialization. Located in the growing body of work on contesting femininity that challenges traditional notions of femininity, we problematize the binary divide between women&#x2019;s work at home and commercial organizations. By considering Christmas as a set of ritualistic activities replete with myths of femininity, we explore how the home&#x2014;a major site of festival activity&#x2014;constructs gender through the public/private divide. This division has been central to critical interpretations of women&#x2019;s subordination in work and leisure spaces where the concept of home has attracted feminist attention through its association with exile or retreat into domesticity. Home is, however, a culturally and politically contested space, and this article argues that home-work is a productive retreat from commercial-work. Home relates to domesticity and rituals in paradoxical ways and attesting to the ambivalence of Christmas provides opportunities for the subversion of traditional discourses of women in the household, especially those associated with older ideas of femininity understood through ritualistic practice. We demonstrate this by analysing cultural representations of rituals located and practised in and around the home that are central to the enactment of Christmas and discern how these both subjugate and offer subversive possibilities for feminine subjectivity. Using contemporary representations of Christmas and home from media culture, we conclude that home is a feminist space with Christmas acting as a gift for women&#x2019;s return to that space.&amp;#60;/p&amp;#62;</abstract><type>Journal Article</type><journal>Organization</journal><volume>18</volume><journalNumber>6</journalNumber><paginationStart>807</paginationStart><paginationEnd>821</paginationEnd><publisher>Sage Publications</publisher><placeOfPublication/><issnPrint>1350-5084</issnPrint><issnElectronic/><keywords>Christmas, domesticity, femininity, home, organizing, ritual, subjectivity, women&#x2019;s work</keywords><publishedDay>1</publishedDay><publishedMonth>12</publishedMonth><publishedYear>2011</publishedYear><publishedDate>2011-12-01</publishedDate><doi>10.1177/1350508411416404</doi><url>http://org.sagepub.com/content/18/6/807.full.pdf+html</url><notes>&lt;p&gt;3* ABS ranked journal&lt;/p&gt;</notes><college>COLLEGE NANME</college><CollegeCode>COLLEGE CODE</CollegeCode><institution>Swansea University</institution><apcterm/><lastEdited>2013-06-13T10:09:48.4206189</lastEdited><Created>2012-01-23T16:57:33.5030000</Created><path><level id="1">Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences</level><level id="2">School of Management - Business Management</level></path><authors><author><firstname>S. J</firstname><surname>Vachhani</surname><order>1</order></author><author><firstname>A</firstname><surname>Pullen</surname><order>2</order></author><author><firstname>Sheena</firstname><surname>Vachhani</surname><order>3</order></author><author><firstname>Alison</firstname><surname>Pullen</surname><order>4</order></author></authors><documents/><OutputDurs/></rfc1807>
spelling 2013-06-13T10:09:48.4206189 v2 6760 2012-01-23 Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas 5e9b39bbae69110c1318b9b4442126c3 Sheena Vachhani Sheena Vachhani true false f934280ab8341daecbde2507b1104f0b Alison Pullen Alison Pullen true false 2012-01-23 &#60;p&#62;This article critically discusses domestication and women’s work in household organization at Christmas, a case of meta-organizing which fuels commercialization. Located in the growing body of work on contesting femininity that challenges traditional notions of femininity, we problematize the binary divide between women’s work at home and commercial organizations. By considering Christmas as a set of ritualistic activities replete with myths of femininity, we explore how the home—a major site of festival activity—constructs gender through the public/private divide. This division has been central to critical interpretations of women’s subordination in work and leisure spaces where the concept of home has attracted feminist attention through its association with exile or retreat into domesticity. Home is, however, a culturally and politically contested space, and this article argues that home-work is a productive retreat from commercial-work. Home relates to domesticity and rituals in paradoxical ways and attesting to the ambivalence of Christmas provides opportunities for the subversion of traditional discourses of women in the household, especially those associated with older ideas of femininity understood through ritualistic practice. We demonstrate this by analysing cultural representations of rituals located and practised in and around the home that are central to the enactment of Christmas and discern how these both subjugate and offer subversive possibilities for feminine subjectivity. Using contemporary representations of Christmas and home from media culture, we conclude that home is a feminist space with Christmas acting as a gift for women’s return to that space.&#60;/p&#62; Journal Article Organization 18 6 807 821 Sage Publications 1350-5084 Christmas, domesticity, femininity, home, organizing, ritual, subjectivity, women’s work 1 12 2011 2011-12-01 10.1177/1350508411416404 http://org.sagepub.com/content/18/6/807.full.pdf+html <p>3* ABS ranked journal</p> COLLEGE NANME COLLEGE CODE Swansea University 2013-06-13T10:09:48.4206189 2012-01-23T16:57:33.5030000 Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences School of Management - Business Management S. J Vachhani 1 A Pullen 2 Sheena Vachhani 3 Alison Pullen 4
title Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas
spellingShingle Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas
Sheena Vachhani
Alison Pullen
title_short Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas
title_full Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas
title_fullStr Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas
title_full_unstemmed Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas
title_sort Home is where the heart is? Organizing women’s work and domesticity at Christmas
author_id_str_mv 5e9b39bbae69110c1318b9b4442126c3
f934280ab8341daecbde2507b1104f0b
author_id_fullname_str_mv 5e9b39bbae69110c1318b9b4442126c3_***_Sheena Vachhani
f934280ab8341daecbde2507b1104f0b_***_Alison Pullen
author Sheena Vachhani
Alison Pullen
author2 S. J Vachhani
A Pullen
Sheena Vachhani
Alison Pullen
format Journal article
container_title Organization
container_volume 18
container_issue 6
container_start_page 807
publishDate 2011
institution Swansea University
issn 1350-5084
doi_str_mv 10.1177/1350508411416404
publisher Sage Publications
college_str Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchytype
hierarchy_top_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_top_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
hierarchy_parent_id facultyofhumanitiesandsocialsciences
hierarchy_parent_title Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
department_str School of Management - Business Management{{{_:::_}}}Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences{{{_:::_}}}School of Management - Business Management
url http://org.sagepub.com/content/18/6/807.full.pdf+html
document_store_str 0
active_str 0
description &#60;p&#62;This article critically discusses domestication and women’s work in household organization at Christmas, a case of meta-organizing which fuels commercialization. Located in the growing body of work on contesting femininity that challenges traditional notions of femininity, we problematize the binary divide between women’s work at home and commercial organizations. By considering Christmas as a set of ritualistic activities replete with myths of femininity, we explore how the home—a major site of festival activity—constructs gender through the public/private divide. This division has been central to critical interpretations of women’s subordination in work and leisure spaces where the concept of home has attracted feminist attention through its association with exile or retreat into domesticity. Home is, however, a culturally and politically contested space, and this article argues that home-work is a productive retreat from commercial-work. Home relates to domesticity and rituals in paradoxical ways and attesting to the ambivalence of Christmas provides opportunities for the subversion of traditional discourses of women in the household, especially those associated with older ideas of femininity understood through ritualistic practice. We demonstrate this by analysing cultural representations of rituals located and practised in and around the home that are central to the enactment of Christmas and discern how these both subjugate and offer subversive possibilities for feminine subjectivity. Using contemporary representations of Christmas and home from media culture, we conclude that home is a feminist space with Christmas acting as a gift for women’s return to that space.&#60;/p&#62;
published_date 2011-12-01T03:08:20Z
_version_ 1763749815962828800
score 11.036334

Similar Items