Women’s Narratives of Racialized and Gendered Space in Austin, Texas
Women’s Narratives of Racialized and Gendered Space in Austin, Texas
Author(s): Martha NorkunasSubject(s): Gender Studies, Geography, Regional studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Social differentiation, Studies in violence and power, Nationalism Studies, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Hrvatsko etnološko društvo
Keywords: racialized space; gendered space; race; gender; geography; narrative; Austin;
Summary/Abstract: This article examines African American women’s movement in racialized and gendered space in Austin, Texas in the mid twentieth century, reflecting on the relationship between race, gender, power and space. It draws on oral history interviews with African American women to consider how they negotiated the racialized and gendered geography of the city as well as the microspaces – especially downtown clothing stores – that were racialized and gendered in particular ways.
Journal: Etnološka tribina : Godišnjak Hrvatskog etnološkog društva
- Issue Year: 46/2016
- Issue No: 39
- Page Range: 139-156
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English