Window Gazes and World Views: A chapter in the Cultural History of Vision

• Published in: Critical inquiry Vol. 42; no. 3; p. 611
• Main Author: Jütte, Daniel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago University of Chicago, acting through its Press 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Cultural anthropology; Culture; History; Leisure

Until only a few decades ago, one of the most popular leisure activities in Europe was simply looking out the window. Consider Germany, where leisure has been the subject of sociological study for more than half a century: in the 1950s, gazing from windows ranked sixth in a list of favorite national...