Embodied Labour
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Work's Cultural Heritage in Modern Europe
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Embodied Labour
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Work's Cultural Heritage in Modern Europe
About this book
In a world where physical labour seems to disappear from dominant public narratives, Embodied Labour offers an in-depth, interdisciplinary analysis of the bodily experiences of work and their significance as elements of European cultural heritage.
This collection examines the physical dimension of labour across various European locations – from Estonian oil shale mines, through Norwegian ironworks, to State Agricultural Farms in Poland. Together, the chapters explore how the rhythms of physical labour shaped landscapes, identities, and communities, whilst also addressing issues of representation in museums, literature, and art, and the challenges of conveying bodily experiences to contemporary audiences. The authors challenge linear narratives about the development of work, showing that physical labour has not disappeared but rather changed its character – becoming less visible, more fragmented, and marginalised in public narratives. The volume restores dignity and significance to these experiences, treating the working body not merely as a tool of production but also as a carrier of memory, identity, and knowledge.
Embodied Labour is of interest to students and scholars from various disciplines – from history and anthropology, through heritage studies, to philosophy – as well as anyone interested in the cultural, social, and historical dimensions of labour in Europe.
Chapter 10 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1 Landscape, urban gardening, and aesthetics
- 2 Landscapes of labour: Laboured landscapes
- 3 Scars of Labour: Everyday injuries and traditions of healing in foundries and ironworks
- 4 Brutally forcing them to work safely: A vignette of occupational health and safety at a Polish hard coal mine in the 1960s
- 5 Mining in the Ironbridge area of North Shropshire: Preservation of memory and language in a post-industrial society
- 6 Wodensbyri Tea Break
- 7 Women’s work in mining: Narratives of labour, identity and recognition
- 8 Lost in translation: Representations and misinterpretations of sensory sensations at Norwegian ironworks, 1750–1950
- 9 Effort, Effect and the Assessment of Labour Bodies: Representations of labour in State Agricultural Farms in Poland
- 10 Dwelling through labour: Contribution to the embodied history of state farms in socialist Poland
- 11 Behind representation: Possibilities and constraints of displaying corporeal experience in museums
- Index