Vries, I. de (2011) Making a temporary home in Berlin: a study of experiences and perceptions of international students. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Studying abroad involves engaging with a new, unfamiliar, social and physical environment. To feel comfortable in such a situation, home-making practices are employed. This research examines home-making practices of international students in Berlin. These were captured by a photo-elicitation and in-depth interview method. They show that a sense of home is evoked by both social and territorial behaviour. This behaviour is especially focused on maintaining bonds with the previous environment and/or establishing bonds with the new environment. Further, the research explores how a temporary stay influences the engagement in the home-making process, and how home matters when temporary living abroad. As such, it provides insight into how attachment to place evolves through temporary living abroad.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Sciences (Research) |
| Supervisor: | Hoven, dr. B. van |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:14 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:14 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/231 |
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