On Thresholds, Boundaries, Filters and Privacy: An Anthropological Perspective

Kirsten Marie Raahauge

On Thresholds, Boundaries, Filters and Privacy: An Anthropological Perspective

Kirsten Marie Raahauge

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Abstract

Based on ethnographic fieldwork in Danish homes, this blogpost discusses the spatial zones and thresholds of privacy, focusing on the filtering of privacy in and out of homes and cities. It is suggested that the idea of privacy is under transformation along with changing spatial settings[ii].

I shall discuss the filtering of privacy in and out of homes and cities from the point of view of spatial anthropology. The discussion takes its point of departure in the theoretical perspectives on space of Frederik Stjernfelt, Peter Halley, and Michel de Certeau. Moreover, it is based on two of my fieldworks dealing with Danish homes of the upper middle class in the 2000s. In these projects, I focused on the interrelationship of space, things, and humans among well-off neighbourhoods in Aarhus (2001-2004), Sønderborg (2006), and Frederikssund (2006).

Original language	English
Publication date	2023
Publisher	University of Copenhagen
Number of pages	8
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

anthropology
Boundaries
city
exchange
fieldwork
filter
home
Privacy
space
The Home
Thresholds

Artistic research

No

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The Interior as an Anthropological Phenomenon
Raahauge, K. M. (Lecturer)
25 May 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
The Moat: Ecology of the Water between Us
Raahauge, K. M. (Lecturer) & Kauppila, T. (Lecturer)
15 May 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution
Center for Interior Studies (Organisational unit)
Garcia Sanchez, C. (Member)
1 Apr 2021 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership in research network

CIS: Center for Interior Studies
Raahauge, K. M. (PI), Kristensen, P. T. (Project Participant), Kajita, M. (Project Participant), Koerner, N. (Project Participant), Lee, N. T. (Project Participant), Pedersen, M. (Project Participant), Pilegaard, A. (Project Participant), Bülow, K. (Project Participant), Gigone, F. (Project Participant), Honour, K. (Project Participant), Hübschmann, M. J. (Project Participant), Garcia Sanchez, C. (Project Participant), Grønlund, L. (Project Participant), Maekelberg, S. (Project Participant), Pain, S. (Project Participant) & Bjerke, C. (Project Participant)
08/04/2021 → …
Project: Research

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On Thresholds, Boundaries, Filters and Privacy: An Anthropological Perspective

Abstract

Keywords

Artistic research

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The Interior as an Anthropological Phenomenon

The Moat: Ecology of the Water between Us

Center for Interior Studies (Organisational unit)

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CIS: Center for Interior Studies

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