Homelessness and Homemaking: On Different Meanings of the Home Space

Co-led by Utku Balaban, Ayşe Küçükkırca 

“Home” as a place can take various meanings in different historical and geographical contexts. Assigned historically to women home space is usually made sense of with oppressive aspects such as violence, exploitation. While these approaches are indispensable to make sense of the home space, home in certain contexts can become a place of solidarity, a place of healing, a place of resistance, empowerment, particularly for women. This course will comprise of different readings, approaches on the home space, homemaking practices and homelessness so that the participants can have distinct alternatives to think through the home space.