Multipurpose Domesticity: Labour, Leisure and Kitchen Tables

Abstract

In the grip of the viral contagion of the recent past and its attendant lockdowns, many of us started working from home for the first time and transitioning to various online communication methods such as Zoom or Teams. However, home working is not a new phenomenon; our domestic spaces have always had to embrace and adapt to multifunctional activities they may not have been designed for. The introduction of online spaces, though, adds a new layer to consider. Historian and writer Holly Nielsen explores our contemporary domestic condition, its histories and its interaction with electronic space.