Laurie Taylor wonders why on average we use eight litres more water per person per day more than we did four years ago. Recent research shows that the cleaner we get, the cleaner we want to be, and we’ve got this way without even noticing. Dr Elizabeth Shove explains how technology has driven this obsession with bathing, de-odorising and power-showering and she explores the history of our attitudes to comfort and cleanliness with Dr Mark Jenner.
Professor Jeremy MacClancy, contributing editor to a new book of essays, Exotic No More (University of Chicago Press), examines how anthropologists contribute to policies and strategies for dealing with subjects as diverse as homelessness, drug addiction and tourism.
Additional information
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster LA1 4YW
Tel: 01524 65201
Elizabeth Shove
Comfort, Cleanliness and Convenience
Berg Publishers (March 2003)
ISBN: 1859736300
University of York
Heslington
York YO10 5DD
Tel: 01904 430 000
Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus
Gipsy Lane
Oxford OX3 0BP
Tel: 01865 741111
Jeremy MacClancy
Exotic No More
University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226500136
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