Oil Rigs, Second-Homers, the Journey to Belonging, and the Privilege of Choosing Where to Stay

Abstract

This paper explores belonging and identity in relation to the privilege of being a second-home owner in the Scottish Highlands. It explores the contested and conflicted narratives of belonging, being wanted, and wanting to belong. It explores how some troublesome things (oil rigs and second-homers) that take up space also have less obvious, more contested, and often willful purposes.