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Recent Posts
- Unsustainably clean and smooth
- New research shows that consuming less makes us more happy- some NYE opinions in SydSvenskan
- Don’t let flying for work become normal again
- Why don’t we care that the ultra-rich are fucking up our climate?
- The girl gang that vanished
- Laconia – living alone consumption impact – Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie Actions
- Music festivals can show the way to sustainability – debate article in Dagens Nyheter
- En halstvätthistoria av Annika Rullgård
- Hackademia
- Response to my research
- Varför duscha vi så ofta? Jag pratar renlighetsnormer med Lena Nordlund på Vetenskapsradion
- Respons på en artikel i svd
- The disappearing communal laundry room in Sweden: a symptom of individual comforts winning over sustainability?
- Climate smart in the 50s
- Blog Post on Extinction Rebellion for LUCSUS
- Response and Responsibility
- Things I can see through the window
- Do less to save the environment
- Article in Sydsvenskan Newspaper
- Experiments with washing less – Anna’s story
Archives
Tag Archives: cleanliness
The dirt on clothes: why washing less is more sustainable
I wrote a piece for The Conversation recently, about my MPhil jeans research. It was really interesting to fit my 45,000 word thesis into 800 words (the editors are strict!). The article had a great response: over 300 shares … Continue reading
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Tagged cleanliness, jeans, Laundry, laundry aisle, Nobody was Dirty, public opinion, The Conversation, Washing, water
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Laundry Aisles
At the beginning of the year I took a series of photographs of laundry aisles all around Melbourne. Â I had totally forgotten that I had them until Charlotte told me about a series of photos she took of supermarket lighting. … Continue reading
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Tagged cleanliness, detergent, Laundry, laundry aisle, Nobody was Dirty, powder, shopping, supermarkets
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Nobody was Dirty: challenging collective conventions of cleanliness
I presented some of my work at the ESA Consumption Research Conference in Berlin this week. It was a brilliant chance to test some of my ideas on the super intelligent social theorists:  Warde, Halkier, Miles and Truninger were all at the conference which … Continue reading
Speaking with Virginia Jones on 666 ABC Canberra
Loved this Q and A with Virginia, she got the research aim very quickly, and we were able to delve more deeply into some of the environmental implications that are so important to me. Virginia Jones 666 ABC Canberra
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Tagged 666 ABC Canberra, cleanliness, Dirt, jeans, Laundry, Nobody was Dirty, practices, radio, Virginia Jones
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Transition Framework: towards future practices of sustainable washing
“Personal washing routines are currently the most water intensive activity in Irish households” Irish researchers recently published a report on sustainable washing practices, right up my alley. This report is particularly interesting as they imagine a sustainable washing future, and … Continue reading
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Tagged backcasting, cleanliness, collective conventions, Laundry, Research, Washing, washing less, water
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Chatting with Alex Sloan on ABC radio
Chatting with Alex Sloan on ABC radio
John Thwaites on Nobody was Dirty
Professor John Thwaites is one of the most intelligent thinkers in sustainability and I am honoured to have his considered words on Nobody was Dirty published in The Melbourne Review.
Nobody was Dirty at NGV
Nobody was Dirty has just finished up at The National Gallery of Victoria. I was happy to have such thoughtful engagement from everyday people, and my research is much more complete for attracting this element of community review. Below are … Continue reading