#catspreading

today we think about the public and the various forms of gender privilege that define who belongs where, and how photography is being used to push back on that privilege….

  1. jane, “dude…stop the spread
    1. manspreading in the news, and reactions against (or in tumblr form…
  2. desborough, “the global anti-street harassment movement
    1. street harassment: a video that made the rounds a few years ago; the story behind it; and the various critiques/addenda based on the way people of color are (not) represented and white men erased in the original video.

more: in case you…. want it?

the point is to think about the camera as a weapon in creating and defending alternative versions of public/shared spaces, especially around issues of gender/sexuality (droughts notwithstanding). or if we want to be more abstract in our sociology, we could consider tactics/strategies for developing and enforcing new norms.

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