Light and Darkness in an Edwardian Institution for the Insane Poor—Illuminating the Material Practices of the Asylum age |
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Authors: | Gillian Allmond |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology,Queen’s University Belfast,Belfast,UK |
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Abstract: | Natural light and its provision within asylum and other buildings is a neglected aspect of the historical archaeology of institutions. An Edwardian asylum in the north of Ireland is analysed for the management of natural light through the siting of buildings, window design and placement of interior glazing. A close reading of selected contemporary literature relating to natural light is employed to assess the significance of light provision within institutions of this period and contemporary discourses are in turn illuminated by the material practices recorded in the case study. |
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