3. How we felt…
Felt invisible mostly – many people didn’t seem to
mind – bashed my umbrella – became part of the
space?
Thought if here at night people might think I was a
prostitute or drug dealer – gender implications?
Because it was raining standing still you felt cold –
had the urge to get inside quickly or keep moving
Family pulled young child away from me – increases
self consciousness
Interaction with cars stopped at the lights – don’t
normally engage with traffic and drivers for that long
Felt jealous of people indoors and under bus shelter
4. Other Thoughts…
Because of rain many people kept
moving – to be still felt out of place
Didn’t look that weird as Selly Oak
on the main the road is used for a
meeting place anyway.
Being in touch with the elements
made us less focused on how we felt
in a social context.
6. Tess…
Concentrated on walking – balance became an
issue – noticed uneven pavement more.
Felt odd facing those behind me – shared eye
line – felt needed to justify my actions.
Uni Centre Square – no real path – could have
bumped into anyone
Couldn’t walk backwards down the stairs – felt
too dangerous
Felt completely dependent on Mel (wrong
person to trust!)
Had no independence so Mel had all the power
in directing me.
Consequently I fell over…
7.
8. Mel…
Let Tess fall over as forgot she was walking
backwards – engaging in conversation as
normal – both usually “glide” over campus
Had some smirks when walking backwards but
most people didn’t mind – as was on campus
did people expect intervention was taking
place?
Backs of calves felt odd after a while – using
muscles not used to – compare to Tess who
was trained to run backwards
Didn’t get given a flyer – looked odd?
When crossing the road – didn’t go on red light
even though clear as wasn’t confident – would
have risked it if was walking normally.
