People and houses in South Oxfordshire, 1300–1650

Mileson, Stephen

doi:10.1080/03055477.2015.1123417

Cited by 4 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Peasant communities were formed of multiple and overlapping sets of relations (Müller, 2007, 117). This variability is visible archaeologically in the diverse range of built forms that peasant houses, settlements and landscapes take (Mileson, 2015;Smith, 2010).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An extensive understanding of peasant communities might focus on how village layouts, fields or houses are meaningful materialisations of peasant society (e.g. Smith, 2010;Mileson, 2015). A focus on intensities challenges the simplistic mapping of gender and other social dynamics on to extensive space, linking spatial formations to temporal processes (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Examining Temporality and Difference: an Intensive Approach to Understanding Medieval Rural Settlement

Jervis

2022

J Archaeol Method Theory

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A new theoretical approach to medieval rural settlement, built on the concept of intensity, is proposed. It is argued that analysing settlements as intensive spaces creates new opportunities to explore the emergence of difference in medieval lived experience. The approach is intended to overcome the challenges posed by approaches to medieval architecture framed by binary divisions (e.g. inside/outside). Drawing on posthuman thought, it is argued that such divisions constrain the understanding of how and why difference emerged in the past. The paper advances this approach through its application to the study of house construction and domestic economy in the medieval village of Hangleton, England. It is proposed that difference emerges as everyday practices are performed in constantly changing material environments, generating situationally grounded but varied experiences of rurality. Rather than being subject to macro-scale economic processes, this approach allows us to understand historical change as a patchwork of localised interactions which overflowed the bounds of communities or regions.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%