Electricité et énergie en temps de transition : changer les récits

Contrairement à la théorie classique des systèmes de Thomas Hughes publiée sous le titre Networks of Power il y a exactement 40 ans, l’objectif collectif de l’ensemble des travaux de recherche de ce volume est de mettre en évidence le rôle de la contingence culturelle (vis-à-vis de l’…

Cet article historicise l’électricité et l’abondance énergétique et leur relation avec la reconfiguration du pouvoir politique dans un contexte de déclin national (auto-perçu). Il analyse la manière dont l’électricité a été utilisée pour…

Through examinations of domestic servants in electrical advertisements and writings this article looks at the imaginations and realities of visions of an “Electrical Calcutta” at the turn of the twentieth century. It argues that the diverse conceptions of an “Electrical Calcutta” were intimately…

The arrival of widespread domestic electricity in rural Ireland was spread over two decades in the 1950s and 1960s, where the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) rolled out an electrical grid across the State. This energy transition was warmly welcomed by the women of rural Ireland, particularly for…

This paper explores the use of electricity in 20th-century British farming, as captured in the agricultural press, advisory literature, films and specialist publications intended for the farming community. Through the lens of livestock management, the article addresses the ways in which non-…