![]() ![]() In Feminist City, Leslie Kern illustrates clearly the physical and psychological contortions inherent in navigating these contradictions in ‘cities of men’. ![]() Our bodies can become part of problematic processes of commodification and urban transformations such as gentrification, but also take a stand at the forefront of activism for more just urban futures. Access to city streets can be marked by fear, pleasure, possibility, and constraint. It is a circle that women can never seemingly square: our presence in public city spaces can be both a sign of social disorder and a necessity for legitimising a particular idea of the city (the ‘liberal city’, the ‘global city’). Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World
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