What Consumers in the Past Tell Us about Future Energyscapes
Taylor and Chappells examine changing material cultures of energy in Britain and Canada.
Taylor and Chappells examine changing material cultures of energy in Britain and Canada.
This volume of Perspectives offers a collection of largely untold stories that demonstrate women’s agency in energy transitions.
Taylor examines the conflicts faced by women during energy transitions as professionals in energy management and as primary managers of domestic energy use.
Gooday challenges established assumptions about the inevitability of modern energy decisions and places the agency of women in the foreground of domestic electrification.
Sayer looks at candles as an example of how less prominant energy sources and uses play key roles in energy transitions.
Looking to rural Canada, the author shows how women’s concerns for family safety drove energy choices and supplier campaigns.