Gender, Identity and Place: Understanding Feminist Geographies Linda McDowell
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Even then I was keen on understanding how the physical and social campus sustained and produced a sense of community that so many students and alumnae extolled. Currently on order - please check back later for call number and availability. I like her style of writing and guiding the readers. How are we There I found the Research Group on Geography and Gender where I began my PhD with a dissertation about the uses and experiences of young people in urban public spaces, from a feminist and intersectional point of view. Gender, Identity and Place: Understanding Feminist Geographies. She has been at the forefront in the development of feminist perspectives on contemporary social and economic change, as well as in the development of feminist methodologies and pedagogic practices. She has published widely in geographical journals, She is the author or editor of numerous books, including Capital Culture (Blackwell, 1997), Gender, Identity and Place (Polity, 1999), Redundant Masculinities? Additionally, understanding gender and gender identity as two separate but equally important concepts is vital in the comprehension of why individuals associate with and accept a gender. As Joan Tronto (2006) suggests, the tendency to understand caring in private terms, that is, as a matter involving the needs of their loved ones exclusively, has implications for the use of human health resources. Black and Asian feminists This negotiation of identities is illustrated in my findings and points to the value of understanding neighbourhood level contestation to wider debates on identity and multiculturalism and place. Got myself a copy of Linda McDowell's 'Gender, Identity and Place: Understanding Feminist Geographies' and read the introductory chapter. Feminism and multiculturalism have enjoyed a marriage of convenience over the past twenty years, reflecting tensions in the Left over whether 'class', 'gender', 'sexuality' or 'race/ethnicity' matter more to an individual's life chances. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999. We found that whilst "women and the city" is a much covered theme in gender-place/space discussions, rural environments are less frequently taken as a specific context in their own right. Gender, identity and place : Understanding feminist geographies. Her most recent book Working Bodies (2009) is about interactive service sector employment and workplace identities. Distinguishing sex and gender as separate entities is crucial in the understanding of gender and gender identity. In other words, how and why does place matter?