Reframing the American Dream: Tiny Housing as a Window into Consumer Culture, Political Landscapes, and...

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Michaela Emily Howells Shawn Chandler Bingham

Reframing the American Dream

Tiny Housing as a Window into Consumer Culture, Political Landscapes, and Structural Equity...

Michaela Emily Howells, Shawn Chandler Bingham

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
29 January 2025

Urban communities; Self-sufficiency; Home & house maintenance

More than a fad, tiny housing reflects a long history of alternative living and offers an interdisciplinary - and sometimes contradictory - window into consumerism, structural equity, personal aspirations, and political landscapes. Despite traditional housing ideals and challenging local building codes, tiny housing has garnered significant interest from individuals, political leaders, developers, big box stores, and curious viewers of HGTV.

Reframing the American Dream draws on the expertise of urban planners, architects, public policy researchers, sociologists, and anthropologists who use tiny housing as a lens to explore critical questions: How can tiny housing help address the increasing demand for affordable housing? How are tiny homes influencing local and national politics? How does tiny housing highlight structural inequities related to disability, homelessness, gender, and race? What are the implications for building codes and sustainable construction? Can they raise awareness about environmental issues? How have tiny homes been integrated into mainstream culture, and what impact might corporate interests have on housing markets? What practical challenges do tiny housers face? How does tiny housing fit with housing dreams of the past and present?

Featuring case studies, interviews, and surveys, Reframing the American Dream provides a deeper understanding beyond glossy media portrayals, connecting individual experiences with cultural ideals and institutional power.

Edited by: Michaela Emily Howells, Shawn Chandler Bingham
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9798881804510
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 29 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Shawn Chandler Bingham is director of the University Honors Program and associate professor of sociology at Colorado State University. He is author of Thoreau and the Sociological Imagination, co-author of Seriously Funny: Disability and the Paradoxical Power of Humor, co-editor of The Bohemian South: Creating Countercultures, from Poe to Punk, and editor of The Art of Social Critique: Painting Mirrors of Social Life. Michaela Emily Howells is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and has conducted research in Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, and North and Central America. Her research focuses on the impact of stigma and racism on global health. She is currently investigating the role of climate disasters on pregnant individuals and their developing offspring.

Reviews for Reframing the American Dream: Tiny Housing as a Window into Consumer Culture, Political Landscapes, and Structural Equity

Tiny house living has captured the public imagination, promising to solve everything from housing affordability to overconsumption to climate change. Drawing from diverse disciplinary perspectives, cases, and geographies, Reframing the American Dream critically considers that promise. Scholars, policymakers, and housing advocates will appreciate this timely and substantive collection. --Krista E. Paulsen, Boise State University