The world on twelve square metres. World escapees, house people and modern hermits in the mirror of contemporary German-language literature. An overview
Abstract
This paper attempts to provide an overview of new motifs, protagonists and concepts in literary works conceived as aesthetic representations of various models of social withdrawal and isolation. To illuminate the social context, sustainable lifestyles and trends that emerged at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries (homing, cocooning, hikikomori syndrome) were used and interpreted as counter-designs to the social changes brought about by globalisation and digitalisation.
Keywords
new domesticity; social withdrawal; escapism; hikikomori; homing; cocooning
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