Abstract

TORO JIMENEZ, Juliana  and  OCHOA SIERRA, María. Gender Violence and City: Feminists Cartographies of Fear and Dread. Soc. Econ. [online]. 2017, n.32, pp.65-84. ISSN 1657-6357.

The article ponders upon which are the gender violence in the city of Medellin’ public space; and how violence against women and gender roles influence in ownership and configuration of the city’ public spaces. A portrait of the city from a gender perspective is made through: press research, surveys, focus groups, life stories and social cartographies. In order to identify the feared and forbidden places, women’s practices and experiences; as well as their imaginaries, fears, expectations and frustrations on their appropriation of public space.

Keywords : Sexual abuse; sexual violence; urban spaces; women studies.

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