Decks and Other Distinctions: Aesthetics and Class in the Garden

Anna Gruner

doi:10.26686/jnzs.v0i6/7.132

Decks and Other Distinctions: Aesthetics and Class in the Garden

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Anna Gruner

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https://doi.org/10.26686/jnzs.v0i6/7.132

Abstract

The ways in which the garden provides a kind of lens for understanding individual responses in the broader society in New Zealand are discussed. The work of Pierre Bourdieu is highlighted to better understand, identify and broaden class in domestic gardens.

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Anna Gruner

Anna Gruner completed her MA in Anthropology at Victoria University in 2005. Her interests include expressions of class in everyday life, migration and identity. She is currently employed by the Department of Labour where she is involved in a three year research programme looking at refugee integration in New Zealand.

Journal of New Zealand Studies 2009 No. 8

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2008-01-01

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No. 6/7 (2008): Journal of New Zealand Studies

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