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ONE SQ. KM. / SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTUREJoe Carter
ONE SQ. KM. / SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
This book records the exploration by our seminar group at McGill University School of Architecture: Course Arch 540, Selected Topics, Winter Term, 2015.
We studied aspects of social sustainability and how they might impact physical planning and design. In particular, we looked at the question of civic and community centers as nodes and support for community life.
This book is a loose collection of parts: a compilation, research papers, preliminary efforts at a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) design, and notes of discussions. It’s a record that students, and others, could use in future research. We recommend reading it in conjunction with last term’s book, “One Sq. KM: A comparative Study Using Sustainability Criteria”. Joe Carter
One Sq.Km.: A Beijing - Montreal ComparisonJoe Carter
This book, made by students at the McGill School of Architecture in the fall of 2014, compares the urban form of Beijing and Montreal. The comparison is on the basis of sustainability criteria: population and building density, street network, land-use mix, streetscape, walkability, development pattern, and community. The work was guided by Joe Carter and He Hong Yu, visiting Sheff professors.
BERA Symposium 2021 Critical ethical reflexivity for practice and knowledge -...Alison Fox
These were slides offered as the first paper in the symposium Thinking critically and ethically in educational research for the Research Methodology in Education SIG, BERA annual conference, 16th Sept 2021
This article discusses the similarities and differences between town planning, social planning, and community planning approaches in Australia. While the three approaches have some overlapping goals around ensuring development benefits the public good, they diverge in their philosophies, practices, and understandings of legitimate stakeholders. The article provides historical context on the development of planning and argues that in the current neoliberal policy environment, there is a need to reconsider planning approaches and find ways to empower communities and ensure people, place, livelihoods and ecologies are prioritized in planning. Specifically reconnecting the shared foundations of the three approaches could help planning remain relevant and effective.
The Story Bridge Method uses participatory arts like storytelling and performance to build social connections and transform communities. It engages participants to share their diverse stories, which generates relationship-building and discussions to address conflicts. Research shows communities using this method see increases in well-being, engagement, and conflict resolution skills among residents. The Story Bridge Method has been successfully adapted worldwide through programs led by the nonprofit Community Performance International.
This document discusses opportunities for collaboration between digital humanities and women's and gender studies. It outlines several areas of overlap such as increasing access to archives, addressing missing histories of feminism in digital projects, developing communities of practice, and bringing feminist critiques to digital humanities. The document raises questions about how to communicate the value of this work, incorporate cultural studies insights, and establish infrastructure to advance gender and women's studies perspectives in digital scholarship.
Evaluation of the relationship between social capital and quality of life of ...inventionjournals
According to studies conducted on female-headed households, women living in such households are very vulnerable and may face a lot of difficulties and obstacles both at the individual and macro level. As female heads of households do not have social capital, they are faced with many challenges and barriers; for instance, they commit crimes, make diversion and disruption in parenting responsibilities, face material and cultural poverty in the community, and ultimately encounter a reduction in their quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between social capital and quality of life of female heads of households in Yasouj. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 female heads of households in Yasouj and it lasted for six months. Data collection tools included the followings: a demographic questionnaire, the Persian version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) questionnaire, and the World Bank questionnaire of social capital (SC-IQ). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software and descriptive analytical statistics. The findings of this study showed that quality of life and social capital of female heads of households were completely interdependent and had a positive impact on each other. Based on the results, the quality of life of female heads of households in Yasouj was lower than the quality of life of general population in Yasouj. On the other hand, this group of women had a relatively low level of social capital. As a result, authorities must pay special attention to the problems of this group and design long-term plans and perform community-based researches in order to improve their quality of life and make fundamental changes to increase the social capital of this vulnerable group of women.
This editorial provides an overview of the themes explored in the issue of the journal BUWA! related to feminism and culture. It discusses how culture is often used to dismiss feminist arguments that challenge the status quo. The issue includes articles that critically examine the positive and negative impacts of culture on women's lives. It explores topics like masculinity, marriage, religion, the arts, and how cultures influence women's bodies. While cultures evolve over time, the underlying perception and treatment of women has often not fundamentally changed. The editorial argues more dialogue is needed across generations of feminists to foster real change in replacing harmful practices with respect for women's rights and freedoms.
ONE SQ. KM. / SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTUREJoe Carter
ONE SQ. KM. / SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
This book records the exploration by our seminar group at McGill University School of Architecture: Course Arch 540, Selected Topics, Winter Term, 2015.
We studied aspects of social sustainability and how they might impact physical planning and design. In particular, we looked at the question of civic and community centers as nodes and support for community life.
This book is a loose collection of parts: a compilation, research papers, preliminary efforts at a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) design, and notes of discussions. It’s a record that students, and others, could use in future research. We recommend reading it in conjunction with last term’s book, “One Sq. KM: A comparative Study Using Sustainability Criteria”. Joe Carter
One Sq.Km.: A Beijing - Montreal ComparisonJoe Carter
This book, made by students at the McGill School of Architecture in the fall of 2014, compares the urban form of Beijing and Montreal. The comparison is on the basis of sustainability criteria: population and building density, street network, land-use mix, streetscape, walkability, development pattern, and community. The work was guided by Joe Carter and He Hong Yu, visiting Sheff professors.
BERA Symposium 2021 Critical ethical reflexivity for practice and knowledge -...Alison Fox
These were slides offered as the first paper in the symposium Thinking critically and ethically in educational research for the Research Methodology in Education SIG, BERA annual conference, 16th Sept 2021
This article discusses the similarities and differences between town planning, social planning, and community planning approaches in Australia. While the three approaches have some overlapping goals around ensuring development benefits the public good, they diverge in their philosophies, practices, and understandings of legitimate stakeholders. The article provides historical context on the development of planning and argues that in the current neoliberal policy environment, there is a need to reconsider planning approaches and find ways to empower communities and ensure people, place, livelihoods and ecologies are prioritized in planning. Specifically reconnecting the shared foundations of the three approaches could help planning remain relevant and effective.
The Story Bridge Method uses participatory arts like storytelling and performance to build social connections and transform communities. It engages participants to share their diverse stories, which generates relationship-building and discussions to address conflicts. Research shows communities using this method see increases in well-being, engagement, and conflict resolution skills among residents. The Story Bridge Method has been successfully adapted worldwide through programs led by the nonprofit Community Performance International.
This document discusses opportunities for collaboration between digital humanities and women's and gender studies. It outlines several areas of overlap such as increasing access to archives, addressing missing histories of feminism in digital projects, developing communities of practice, and bringing feminist critiques to digital humanities. The document raises questions about how to communicate the value of this work, incorporate cultural studies insights, and establish infrastructure to advance gender and women's studies perspectives in digital scholarship.
Evaluation of the relationship between social capital and quality of life of ...inventionjournals
According to studies conducted on female-headed households, women living in such households are very vulnerable and may face a lot of difficulties and obstacles both at the individual and macro level. As female heads of households do not have social capital, they are faced with many challenges and barriers; for instance, they commit crimes, make diversion and disruption in parenting responsibilities, face material and cultural poverty in the community, and ultimately encounter a reduction in their quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between social capital and quality of life of female heads of households in Yasouj. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 female heads of households in Yasouj and it lasted for six months. Data collection tools included the followings: a demographic questionnaire, the Persian version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) questionnaire, and the World Bank questionnaire of social capital (SC-IQ). Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS statistical software and descriptive analytical statistics. The findings of this study showed that quality of life and social capital of female heads of households were completely interdependent and had a positive impact on each other. Based on the results, the quality of life of female heads of households in Yasouj was lower than the quality of life of general population in Yasouj. On the other hand, this group of women had a relatively low level of social capital. As a result, authorities must pay special attention to the problems of this group and design long-term plans and perform community-based researches in order to improve their quality of life and make fundamental changes to increase the social capital of this vulnerable group of women.
This editorial provides an overview of the themes explored in the issue of the journal BUWA! related to feminism and culture. It discusses how culture is often used to dismiss feminist arguments that challenge the status quo. The issue includes articles that critically examine the positive and negative impacts of culture on women's lives. It explores topics like masculinity, marriage, religion, the arts, and how cultures influence women's bodies. While cultures evolve over time, the underlying perception and treatment of women has often not fundamentally changed. The editorial argues more dialogue is needed across generations of feminists to foster real change in replacing harmful practices with respect for women's rights and freedoms.
Human Rights, Gender Equality, and the Question of Justice: A Re-Examination ...IJAEMSJORNAL
Traditional cultural practices reflect the values and beliefs held by members of a community for periods of time. Every social grouping in the world has specific traditional cultural practices and beliefs, some of which are beneficial to all members, while others have become harmful to a specific group, such as women. These harmful and, sometimes, discriminatory traditional practices include early and forced marriages, virginity testing, widow’s ritual, female genital mutilation, the primogeniture rule, and witch-hunting. Despite their harmful nature and their violation of national and international human rights laws, such practices persist because they are not questioned or challenged and therefore take on an aura of morality in the eyes of those practicing them. The purpose of this study is to discuss the impact of culture, tradition, customs, and law on gender equality in Africa. Applying the critical and analytic methods in philosophy, the study observes that law reform and development have traditionally focused on state legal institutions to the exclusion of customary legal system, and that where the courts had an opportunity to develop the customary legal system they either reinforced archaic customary laws or imposed Western ideology. This study further investigates, by means of interview in Nsukka part of Igbo-Africa, how ordinary men and women in Africa understand women’s right, and how their attitudes are tied to local conception of masculinity. The investigation reveals that a new configuration of gender relations is evident in Africa – one that accommodates some aspects of women’s rights while retaining previous notions of innate male authority. It concludes by showing that harmful traditional practices are unjust as they violate women’s human rights (guaranteed in the Constitution), perpetuate the inequalities between women and men, and contribute to extreme poverty that government should fight to eradicate. Man and woman have the same dignity and are of equal value ontologically, and as such, we recommend that different African societies should uphold this ontological equality and dignity while socially constructing gender.
This document provides an overview of social values and institutions in Ndebele society, such as marriage, motherhood, and the extended family. It discusses how these values are portrayed as changing in two Ndebele novels due to social change. While social change is inevitable, the document argues that Ndebele society should maintain important social values that ensure stability and survival. These values are interrelated and guide behavior. The impact of social change on perceptions of the marriage institution in the novels is then examined in more detail.
This document discusses the relationship between the African communitarian conception of personhood and gender. It makes four key points:
1) It argues that the supposed gender-neutrality of the African communitarian idea of personhood ignores issues of gender violence and discrimination.
2) It surveys literature on communitarian personhood in African thought and argues it is often construed as gender-neutral.
3) It contends that the relational and community-based nature of communitarian personhood indicates it is actually a gendered notion, in conflict with assumptions of gender-neutrality.
4) It examines Ifi Amadiume's position that gender in traditional African cultures was fluid and complementary,
A13-14.Vera.Lady.Qualitative Research in EducationLadyVera6
This document discusses feminist values in research and qualitative research methods. It outlines several objectives of feminist research such as revealing power inequalities, challenging gender inequality, and ensuring women's rights. It also describes some common feminist research methods like participant observation, focus groups, and in-depth interviews. Key findings discussed include the emergence of feminist scholars and building literature on activism. It emphasizes involving research subjects and recognizing the researcher's positionality. The conclusion stresses the importance of participatory and self-reflective approaches in feminist research.
Environmental Pollution Essay for Students and Children in English - A .... Descriptive essay: Air pollution essay. Essay Pollution and Damage to the Environment | Fuels | Greenhouse Gas. Scholarship essay: Essay environmental pollution.
The document summarizes a capacity building fellowship program hosted by the South Asian Network to Address Masculinities (SANAM) in Nepal from February 1-18, 2011. It discusses the 33 fellows from 7 South Asian countries who participated in sessions on topics related to masculinity, gender, development, media and institutions. The program aimed to provide an orientation to broadening traditional views of gender issues to include an understanding of masculinities. It also discussed the history of women's movements in South Asia and how studies of masculinity can contribute to gender equality by involving men.
3rd MenEngage Global Symposium Key Info for Supporters and OrganizersTomHornbrook
These slides summarize the full concept note for the 3rd MenEngage Global Symposium - available at www.menengage.org/kigalisymposium
MenEngage Alliance is a global alliance comprising dozens of country networks spread across many regions of the world, hundreds of non-governmental organizations as well as UN partners.
Together, we work to transform unequal power-relations and dismantle patriarchy through transforming masculinities and engaging men and boys to advance women’s rights and gender justice for all.
We have more than 700 member organisations across 70 countries worldwide organised in decentralized country and regional-level networks.
The document announces an upcoming forum called "Writing the W into Engineering" that will bring together diverse stakeholders to critically examine issues of gender inequity in engineering. The forum aims to have candid discussions about challenges, successes and failures in making engineering rewarding and attractive to women through examining practices, policies and everyday actions. Participants will work to develop a "BluePrint for Action" to push for inclusive change through open dialogue and innovative solutions.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically been significant actors in civil societies through community organizations and activism around issues like voting rights. However, there remains a lack of analysis on how gender impacts the spaces, organizations, and issues within civil society. The document calls for a more nuanced understanding of how both men and women organize within civil society, how their approaches may differ, and how gender relations shape civil society.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically been significant actors in civil societies through community organizations and activism around issues like voting rights. However, there remains a lack of analysis on how gender impacts the spaces, organizations, and issues within civil society. The document calls for a more nuanced understanding of how both men and women organize within civil society, how their approaches may differ, and how gender relations shape civil society.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically played a significant role in civil society organizations, where they have advocated for issues like voting rights and domestic violence. However, civil society can also exclude or marginalize women. The document calls for a feminist perspective on civil society that examines how gender relations shape the opportunities, issues, and styles of organizing for both men and women. Analyzing civil society through the lenses of gender and masculinity studies would provide a more nuanced understanding of the topic. Greater collaboration between theorists of gender, feminism, and civil society could mutually enrich these fields.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically been significant actors in civil societies through community organizations and activism around issues like voting rights. However, there remains a lack of analysis on how gender impacts the spaces, organizations, and issues within civil society. The document calls for a more nuanced understanding of how both men and women organize within civil society, how their approaches may differ, and how gender relations shape civil society.
"But I'm Not Gay": What Strainht Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory. ...eraser Juan José Calderón
"But I'm Not Gay": What Strainht Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory. Elizabeth ]. Meyer .
Introducción
La mayoría de los académicos y educadores se mantienen alejados de la teoría queer porque la palabra "queer" tiene una larga historia de ser un término peyorativo para gays y lesbianas o cualquier persona percibida como diferente. Lo que muchas personas no entienden es que en los últimos veinte años, este término ha sido activamente en reconstrucción y ha recibido nuevos significados y aplicaciones. Aunque "queer" todavía se usa a menudo con la intención de dañar, en contextos académicos ha llegado a representar nuevos conceptos que, cuando se aplican en el entorno escolar, pueden tener una influencia liberadora y positiva en la forma en que funcionan las escuelas hoy en día.
Ontology as a Hidden Driver of Politics: Commoning and Relational Approaches ...Zack Walsh
This report offers a synthesis of findings from 18 experts who, at a three-day workshop, discussed how shifting the ontological premises of political and economic thought toward process-relational ontology could transform society. The workshop, called “Onto-seeding Societal Transformation,” was co-hosted by the Commons Strategies Group and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, in Neudenau, Germany, between September 9-12, 2019. It consisted of three successive sessions focused on process-relational approaches to ontology, design patterns, and politics. A final, fourth session focused on the integration of ontology, patterns, and politics in concrete case studies. This report concludes with new questions and next steps for strategically advancing relational approaches to governance and the commons.
Launius and Hassel sca! old feminist analysis in a way ttroutmanboris
“Launius and Hassel sca! old feminist analysis in a way that makes
its underlying components highly accessible to novice students. " is
textbook provides students with a critical framework, while giving
the instructor the # exibility to select companion texts for each of the
threshold concepts.”
— Ann Mattis , Assistant Professor of English and Gender, Women’s,
and Sexuality Studies, University of Wisconsin—Sheboygan
“Launius and Hassel are the mediums of metacognitive awareness in
the $ eld of Women’s and Gender Studies, distilling threshold concepts
so that students can become active agents in critiquing and shaping our
gendered world. " is book should be foundational in any Women’s and
Gender Studies program.”
— Tara Wood , Assistant Professor of English and instructor
in Gender Studies, Rockford University
“! reshold Concepts is my go-to foundational text for both teaching
Women’s and Gender Studies classes and facilitating Safe Zone training.
" e extensive end of chapter questions and learning roadblocks
sections help students process and apply the information. I appreciate
that the authors succinctly frame and contextualize complex gender
studies topics.”
—Christopher Henry Hinesley, Associate Director,
Women’s and Gender Studies, Rochester
Institute of Technology
! reshold Concepts in Women’s and
Gender Studies
! reshold Concepts in Women’s and Gender Studies: Ways of Seeing, ! inking,
and Knowing is a textbook designed primarily for introduction to Women’s and
Gender Studies courses with the intent of providing both skills- and concept-
based foundation in the $ eld. " e text is driven by a single key question: “What
are the ways of thinking, seeing, and knowing that characterize Women’s and
Gender Studies and are valued by its practitioners?” Rather than taking a topical
approach, ! reshold Concepts develops the key concepts and ways of thinking
that students need in order to develop a deep understanding and to approach
material like feminist scholars do, across disciplines. " is book illustrates four
of the most critical concepts in Women’s and Gender Studies—the social
construction of gender, privilege and oppression, intersectionality, and feminist
praxis—and grounds these concepts in multiple illustrations.
" e second edition includes a signi$ cant number of updates, revisions, and
expansions: the case studies in all $ ve chapters have been revised and expanded,
as have the end of chapter elements, statistics have been updated, and
numerous references to signi$ cant news stories and cultural developments of
the past three years have been added. Finally, many more “callbacks” to previous
chapters have been incorporated throughout the textbook in order to remind
students to carry forward and build upon what they have learned about each
threshold concept even as they move on to a new one.
Christie Launius directs and teaches in the Women’s and Gender Studies prog ...
The document discusses the field of gender studies, which examines gender identity and gendered representation through an interdisciplinary lens. It covers topics like the difference between gender and women's studies, the multi-disciplinary nature of gender studies, and debates around autonomy vs integration. The document also provides details on the status of gender studies in Pakistan and outlines the table of contents for a book on CSS Gender Studies that covers topics like feminist theories, gender and development, the status of women in Pakistan, and gender-based violence.
Linking Social Change and Developmental ChangeShifting Path.docxjesssueann
Linking Social Change and Developmental Change:
Shifting Pathways of Human Development
Patricia M. Greenfield
University of California, Los Angeles
P. M. Greenfield’s new theory of social change and human development aims to show how changing
sociodemographic ecologies alter cultural values and learning environments and thereby shift
developmental pathways. Worldwide sociodemographic trends include movement from rural resi-
dence, informal education at home, subsistence economy, and low-technology environments to
urban residence, formal schooling, commerce, and high-technology environments. The former
ecology is summarized by the German term Gemeinschaft (“community”) and the latter by the
German term Gesellschaft (“society”; Tönnies, 1887/1957). A review of empirical research dem-
onstrates that, through adaptive processes, movement of any ecological variable in a Gesellschaft
direction shifts cultural values in an individualistic direction and developmental pathways toward
more independent social behavior and more abstract cognition—to give a few examples of the
myriad behaviors that respond to these sociodemographic changes. In contrast, the (much less
frequent) movement of any ecological variable in a Gemeinschaft direction is predicted to move
cultural values and developmental pathways in the opposite direction. In conclusion, sociocultural
environments are not static either in the developed or the developing world and therefore must be
treated dynamically in developmental research.
Keywords: social change, culture, cognitive development, social development, learning
The goal in this article is to develop a theory that links social
change with developmental change. It therefore deals simulta-
neously with two scales of development: change within a lifetime
and change across succeeding generations. In the field of devel-
opmental psychology, one normally thinks of developmental tra-
jectories as a constant across historical time. Indeed, a theoretical
problem is that theory and research in cultural psychology, includ-
ing cultural developmental psychology, assume that cultures are
static rather than dynamic. This article, in contrast, presents a
theory that, paradoxically, sees change in developmental trajec-
tories as the constant. A major goal of the theory of social
change and human development is to explain how, as sociode-
mographic conditions change, cultural values and developmen-
tal patterns are transformed across generations. Because socio-
demographic conditions are changing throughout the world—in
the direction of greater urbanization, higher levels of formal
schooling, increasing commercialization, and ever higher levels
of technology—the influence of social change on developmen-
tal patterns is an important domain in which theory is needed to
guide empirical research and to understand children and youths
in the United States and around the world.
A major strength of the theory of social change and human
development is.
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Human Rights, Gender Equality, and the Question of Justice: A Re-Examination ...IJAEMSJORNAL
Traditional cultural practices reflect the values and beliefs held by members of a community for periods of time. Every social grouping in the world has specific traditional cultural practices and beliefs, some of which are beneficial to all members, while others have become harmful to a specific group, such as women. These harmful and, sometimes, discriminatory traditional practices include early and forced marriages, virginity testing, widow’s ritual, female genital mutilation, the primogeniture rule, and witch-hunting. Despite their harmful nature and their violation of national and international human rights laws, such practices persist because they are not questioned or challenged and therefore take on an aura of morality in the eyes of those practicing them. The purpose of this study is to discuss the impact of culture, tradition, customs, and law on gender equality in Africa. Applying the critical and analytic methods in philosophy, the study observes that law reform and development have traditionally focused on state legal institutions to the exclusion of customary legal system, and that where the courts had an opportunity to develop the customary legal system they either reinforced archaic customary laws or imposed Western ideology. This study further investigates, by means of interview in Nsukka part of Igbo-Africa, how ordinary men and women in Africa understand women’s right, and how their attitudes are tied to local conception of masculinity. The investigation reveals that a new configuration of gender relations is evident in Africa – one that accommodates some aspects of women’s rights while retaining previous notions of innate male authority. It concludes by showing that harmful traditional practices are unjust as they violate women’s human rights (guaranteed in the Constitution), perpetuate the inequalities between women and men, and contribute to extreme poverty that government should fight to eradicate. Man and woman have the same dignity and are of equal value ontologically, and as such, we recommend that different African societies should uphold this ontological equality and dignity while socially constructing gender.
This document provides an overview of social values and institutions in Ndebele society, such as marriage, motherhood, and the extended family. It discusses how these values are portrayed as changing in two Ndebele novels due to social change. While social change is inevitable, the document argues that Ndebele society should maintain important social values that ensure stability and survival. These values are interrelated and guide behavior. The impact of social change on perceptions of the marriage institution in the novels is then examined in more detail.
This document discusses the relationship between the African communitarian conception of personhood and gender. It makes four key points:
1) It argues that the supposed gender-neutrality of the African communitarian idea of personhood ignores issues of gender violence and discrimination.
2) It surveys literature on communitarian personhood in African thought and argues it is often construed as gender-neutral.
3) It contends that the relational and community-based nature of communitarian personhood indicates it is actually a gendered notion, in conflict with assumptions of gender-neutrality.
4) It examines Ifi Amadiume's position that gender in traditional African cultures was fluid and complementary,
A13-14.Vera.Lady.Qualitative Research in EducationLadyVera6
This document discusses feminist values in research and qualitative research methods. It outlines several objectives of feminist research such as revealing power inequalities, challenging gender inequality, and ensuring women's rights. It also describes some common feminist research methods like participant observation, focus groups, and in-depth interviews. Key findings discussed include the emergence of feminist scholars and building literature on activism. It emphasizes involving research subjects and recognizing the researcher's positionality. The conclusion stresses the importance of participatory and self-reflective approaches in feminist research.
Environmental Pollution Essay for Students and Children in English - A .... Descriptive essay: Air pollution essay. Essay Pollution and Damage to the Environment | Fuels | Greenhouse Gas. Scholarship essay: Essay environmental pollution.
The document summarizes a capacity building fellowship program hosted by the South Asian Network to Address Masculinities (SANAM) in Nepal from February 1-18, 2011. It discusses the 33 fellows from 7 South Asian countries who participated in sessions on topics related to masculinity, gender, development, media and institutions. The program aimed to provide an orientation to broadening traditional views of gender issues to include an understanding of masculinities. It also discussed the history of women's movements in South Asia and how studies of masculinity can contribute to gender equality by involving men.
3rd MenEngage Global Symposium Key Info for Supporters and OrganizersTomHornbrook
These slides summarize the full concept note for the 3rd MenEngage Global Symposium - available at www.menengage.org/kigalisymposium
MenEngage Alliance is a global alliance comprising dozens of country networks spread across many regions of the world, hundreds of non-governmental organizations as well as UN partners.
Together, we work to transform unequal power-relations and dismantle patriarchy through transforming masculinities and engaging men and boys to advance women’s rights and gender justice for all.
We have more than 700 member organisations across 70 countries worldwide organised in decentralized country and regional-level networks.
The document announces an upcoming forum called "Writing the W into Engineering" that will bring together diverse stakeholders to critically examine issues of gender inequity in engineering. The forum aims to have candid discussions about challenges, successes and failures in making engineering rewarding and attractive to women through examining practices, policies and everyday actions. Participants will work to develop a "BluePrint for Action" to push for inclusive change through open dialogue and innovative solutions.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically been significant actors in civil societies through community organizations and activism around issues like voting rights. However, there remains a lack of analysis on how gender impacts the spaces, organizations, and issues within civil society. The document calls for a more nuanced understanding of how both men and women organize within civil society, how their approaches may differ, and how gender relations shape civil society.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically been significant actors in civil societies through community organizations and activism around issues like voting rights. However, there remains a lack of analysis on how gender impacts the spaces, organizations, and issues within civil society. The document calls for a more nuanced understanding of how both men and women organize within civil society, how their approaches may differ, and how gender relations shape civil society.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically played a significant role in civil society organizations, where they have advocated for issues like voting rights and domestic violence. However, civil society can also exclude or marginalize women. The document calls for a feminist perspective on civil society that examines how gender relations shape the opportunities, issues, and styles of organizing for both men and women. Analyzing civil society through the lenses of gender and masculinity studies would provide a more nuanced understanding of the topic. Greater collaboration between theorists of gender, feminism, and civil society could mutually enrich these fields.
This document discusses the need for greater integration between theories of gender and civil society. It argues that women have historically been significant actors in civil societies through community organizations and activism around issues like voting rights. However, there remains a lack of analysis on how gender impacts the spaces, organizations, and issues within civil society. The document calls for a more nuanced understanding of how both men and women organize within civil society, how their approaches may differ, and how gender relations shape civil society.
"But I'm Not Gay": What Strainht Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory. ...eraser Juan José Calderón
"But I'm Not Gay": What Strainht Teachers Need to Know about Queer Theory. Elizabeth ]. Meyer .
Introducción
La mayoría de los académicos y educadores se mantienen alejados de la teoría queer porque la palabra "queer" tiene una larga historia de ser un término peyorativo para gays y lesbianas o cualquier persona percibida como diferente. Lo que muchas personas no entienden es que en los últimos veinte años, este término ha sido activamente en reconstrucción y ha recibido nuevos significados y aplicaciones. Aunque "queer" todavía se usa a menudo con la intención de dañar, en contextos académicos ha llegado a representar nuevos conceptos que, cuando se aplican en el entorno escolar, pueden tener una influencia liberadora y positiva en la forma en que funcionan las escuelas hoy en día.
Ontology as a Hidden Driver of Politics: Commoning and Relational Approaches ...Zack Walsh
This report offers a synthesis of findings from 18 experts who, at a three-day workshop, discussed how shifting the ontological premises of political and economic thought toward process-relational ontology could transform society. The workshop, called “Onto-seeding Societal Transformation,” was co-hosted by the Commons Strategies Group and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, in Neudenau, Germany, between September 9-12, 2019. It consisted of three successive sessions focused on process-relational approaches to ontology, design patterns, and politics. A final, fourth session focused on the integration of ontology, patterns, and politics in concrete case studies. This report concludes with new questions and next steps for strategically advancing relational approaches to governance and the commons.
Launius and Hassel sca! old feminist analysis in a way ttroutmanboris
“Launius and Hassel sca! old feminist analysis in a way that makes
its underlying components highly accessible to novice students. " is
textbook provides students with a critical framework, while giving
the instructor the # exibility to select companion texts for each of the
threshold concepts.”
— Ann Mattis , Assistant Professor of English and Gender, Women’s,
and Sexuality Studies, University of Wisconsin—Sheboygan
“Launius and Hassel are the mediums of metacognitive awareness in
the $ eld of Women’s and Gender Studies, distilling threshold concepts
so that students can become active agents in critiquing and shaping our
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3. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 PLAGIARISM DECELERATION | page 1
2 FEMINIST THEORY | page 3
- The Feminist Code by Natasha Boshoff | page 5 - 17
- Addressing Gender Based Violence by Boitumelo Maboitshego | page 19 - 33
- Women Separated by Nyatowani Tembo | page 35 - 43
3 DOMESTIC SPACE & NORMATIVE ROLES | page 45
- The “Scary Fortress” by Lwando Vokwana | page 47 - 55
- Normative Behaviours, and their Spatial Counterparts by Michael Watson | page 57 - 71
4 QUEER THOERY & GAY SPACES | page 73
- Queer Space as Temporary and Reclaimed Space by Kathryn Baart | page 75 - 83
- Melville Boundaries by Keagan Oosthuizen | page 85 - 97
- The Transformative Power of Inclusive Spaces by Liezel Reitmann | page 99 - 109
- Space is Only Temporary by Rivka Schulman | page 111 - 119
4.
5. We, the students registered for the course ARPL4002 in the year 2019. We hereby
declare the following:
We are aware that plagiarism (i.e. the use of someone else’s work without
permission and/or without acknowledging the original sources) is wrong. We
confirm that the work submitted for assessment for the above course is our own
unaided work except where we have stated explicitly otherwise. We have followed
the required conventions in referencing thoughts, ideas, and visual materials
of others. We understand that the University of the Witwatersrand may take
disciplinary action against us if there is a belief that this is not our unaided work
or that we have failed to acknowledge the source of the ideas or words in our
own work.
Kathryn Baart 788497
Natasha Boshoff 1076890
Boitumelo Maboitshego 685186
Keagan Oosthuizen 817161
Liezel Reitmann 732381
Rivka Schulman 797557
Nyatowani Tembo 1131556
Lwando Vokwana 669316
Michael Watson 859443
DECLARATION
1
9. 5
The Feminist Code A
Chapter 3 The Feminist Code
THE FEMINIST CODE
The Principles of Feminism and Space 2019
Natasha Boshoff
10. FEMINIST THEORY
6
THE FEMINIST CODE
ABSTRACT
Feminism in Architecture has changed over
time since the movement for equality began
within the 19th and early 20th century.
The current dynamic of feminism is in a
transition period to become not singular in
its cause but rather multifaceted in topics of
social cultural norms, religious propositions,
and doctrines of the roles of females, sexual
orientation and issues relating to the body.
In 2019, the definition of feminist has
developed various notions and types.
These categories within feminism is used
interchangeably within various discussions
relating to global social debates as well as
the practice of the Built Environment. The
practice of feminism will remain grounded
within a struggle within difference like sex,
gender, ethnic group, sexual orientation
and other social cultural and economic
dichotomies.
The new category or term known as
“Intersectional feminist” have opened a
wider narrative for various terms to be used
interchangeably which has open discussions
for even further complex narratives.
In South Africa, the translation of feminist
doctrines and struggle practices has been
astronomical. In a context with a wider
LGBT+ community as well as radicals
associated to Intersectional Feminist, the
singular notion of feminism needs new
approaches and design principles in order to
address built environment issues for a larger
intricate social dynamic.
The chapter considers the adaption of
feminism in architecture and how such
transitions have called upon for readapting
approaches for new design principles to
architecture.
This transitions will be translated into built
projects which are done by both male and
female architects that have followed “The
Feminist Code.” The principles set towards
designing the built environment within
the context of South Africa which sets the
tone for “Intersectional approaches with
design” needs to be brought into the body
of knowledge within feminism and spacial
relationships.
The aim would be to set out a guide on how
architects would design in 2019 as a newly
defined Intersectional feminist.
The Image is taken from a music video of the song “Nightmare” by Halsey, released in 2019. The music video
talks about female stuggles which still exist within a global spectrum of inequality of females. The lyrics
of the shit have been included in the image titled “I’m tired and angry but somebody should be” Tumblr
(2019). nightmare lyrics. [image] Available at: https://www.tumblr.com/search/nightmare%20lyrics [Accessed
29 Jun. 2019].
The Adaption and Principles of Feminism & Space 2019
Natasha Boshoff
11. 7
“THINGS CHANGE BUT WE ADAPT.”
-Female success network1
The distinction of time and the matrix that
it presents in the transition of feminism
and architecture is important to grasp. The
responsibility and approach to architecture
is highly determined by current issues and
problem statements associated to contextual
views. This in itself has been embodied into
architectural practices and schools of thought
within the built environment.
As part of the discussions at the University
of Johannesburg’s “Trans-production, we
should all be feminist.”(L. Lokko, 2019)2
the
various generations of females discussed the
transition of feminism from a once singular
fight for civil rights for females towards
various categories that tie back to a singular
understanding of feminism.
The term discussed amongst the panel
that refers more to the contextual situation
of South Africa is to practice Intersectional
Feminism.3
This term is understood as
feminist who understand the overlapping
of identities that are played out into more
dichotomies which form part of barriers which
1
female success network (2019). things
change but you adapt quote for women.
[image] Available at: https://za.pinterest.com/
femalesuccessnetwork/ [Accessed 30 Sep.
2019].
2
Otten K, Tayob H, Vally S, Lokko L,
Mthembu G , Lekalakala K: “TRANS - We
should all be Feminist”- Panel Discussion
and Film Screening. Date: 13/ 08/2019
3
www.dictionary.com. (2019). Definition
of intersectional feminism | Dictionary.com.
[online] Available at: https://www.dictionary.
com/browse/intersectional-feminism
[Accessed 15 Aug. 2019].
Identities are conscripted to. These
characteristics include disabilities, race, class,
ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation and
other forms of classification.
As part of the transitions of feminism in
social sciences perhaps a re-examination
of gendered and sexuality within the
architectural body of knowledge would find
it’s spatial implications and begin with the
subjection of otherness to its users. This is
especially relevant to community and urban
spaces across South Africa.
Embedded within the term “SEX” is the
connotations of the physical and the erotic
sensuality and desire. The term also
dichotomizes male and female, brings across
human reproduction and the term has even
been further sparked with interest in complex
narratives, especially in 2019. 4
More critical approaches have become
relevant to the global community within
spacial practice and can be learned from
great architectural projects within South
Africa. This is all necessary to develop a
standpoint and code which may be referred
to within designing the built environment.
In particular, within South Africa, users and
practitioners in architecture are coming
together to discuss these transitions
and current conditions of feminism and
architecture, especially in the manner that
practice is conducted and within principles of
architectural design.
4
Agrest, D., Conway, P. and Weisman,
L. (1996). The sex of architecture. New York:
Harry N.
2019. digitaledition. (n.d.). DePaul Art Museum exhibits embody ‘intersectional’ approach to identity. [image]
Available at: http://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=1b69a695-3a3c-
4bb0-a3f8-8309fd884ebe [Accessed 5 Sep. 2019].
The artist aimed to embody intersectional feminism as a formal view of feminism in 2019. The artwork brings
forth the overlaying of identity as pattern which form part of the complexity and multi-facet nature of a
person. These overlaying ideas and connections made are the way that feminism has transitioned in 2019.
The Feminist Code
12. FEMINIST THEORY
8
This consciousness and awareness within
South Africa is the result of these continuous
discussions and the consciousness applied
within the built environment.
When looking at colloquies engagements,the
term “feminism” has particular associations
and connotations of both “Angry” feminist
practices and empowerment. This old
school of thought, although may exist as
a global category within feminism and
architecture, is not embodied within the built
environment spatial practice of South Africa.
This is because the social doctrines of “The
Feminist Code” is practiced and inclusive
to both male and female bodies. The social
consciousness and Intersectionality as a
consciousness of overlapping principles
and awareness doesn’t prescribe anger but
collaborations through common outcomes.
To academics within the built environment
and Intersectional feminist practitioners,
feminism in architecture are view as, “A
man or a woman that identifies a problem
with gender as it is today but points out
that transformation of these notions are
inhabitable.” - Marina Abramovic
South Africa is however not spatially perfect
within user comfort and optimum spatial
resolutions. Within the public realm of South
Africa, females are seen in groups and not
heard. “To be girl is to obey””, to obey social
constructs, to obey and live in expectations
and to be limited. These social constructs
focus is on issues of gender, culture and
identity expressed within the students
work. (Gugulethu Mthembu, 2019).5
5
Otten K, Tayob H, Vally S, Lokko L,
Mthembu G , Lekalakala K: “TRANS - We
should all be Feminist”- Panel Discussion
and Film Screening. Date: 13/ 08/2019
Architecture from its initial starting point has
been gendered and been privileged... “The
Psyche of Architecture” in comparison to the
“Practice of Gender and Architecture” was
viewed in contradiction or in competition
with each other. This was especial due to
problematicpracticesandcodesthatwerenot
engaging more exclusively to philosophies
associated to these doctrines of difference.6
Gender as a force of difference7
has been
the term mentioned as an occurring pattern
of conservatives today. The city creates
otherness within spatial forms and exposes
both male and females to it. The built
environment, especially the city makes a
women feel either too invisible or to outcast.8
Although this psyche of masculinity within
the monumental capacity is a building,
the spatial treatment of tactile qualities,
edges and thresholds and other elements
of architecture may promote a critical way
of spatial design, which is the doctrine
associated to feminism and architecture.
6
K.A. Franck. A feminist approach to
architecture. In E.P. Berkeley and M.
McQuaid (Eds) Architecture: A Place for
Women. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian
Institution Press, 1989: 201-216
7
Sawicki, Jana (1986). Foucault
and Feminism: Toward a Politics of
Difference. _Hypatia_ 1 (2):23-36
8
Otten K, Tayob H, Vally S, Lokko L,
Mthembu G , Lekalakala K: “TRANS - We
should all be Feminist”- Panel Discussion
and Film Screening. Date: 13/ 08/2019
Mcgaws, J. (2004). Janet Mcgaws urban threads installation Project. [image] Available at: http://www.
feministpractices.com/mcgaw.html [Accessed 16 Aug. 2019].
The Urban Threads project was a temporary installation that discovered the ways in which people without
ownership, large capital and power create the urban fabric; especially the public spaces that inhabit the
dwellers that take ownership of the urban fabric. This collaborative example became the understanding and
starting point to feminist principles in architecture and an exemplar to those codes.
13. 9
The feminist codes are a set of doctrines
or principles that were originally sparked
by K.A Francks “Feminist approaches
to architecture”9
which brought across
principles of:
o Connectivity
o Inclusivity
o An ethnic of care
o The value in knowledge of Subjectivity
o The everyday experience
o Complexity
o Change and Flexibility
Although these principles are esteemed
and hold most grounds within spatial 2019
Feminist ideas, the essay brings to light the
principles contextualized in South African
Architectural Projects. The projects where
either collaborative with both male female
architects or singular practitioners.
9
K.A. Franck. A feminist approach to
architecture. In E.P. Berkeley and M.
McQuaid (Eds)
“THE FEMINIST CODE TO ARCHITECTURE.”
- N.Boshoff
Collage 1: The feminism codes introduction collage compost of the author within a red light district
background. The notions of the self and the consciousness associated to an environment is the start to
understanding the associations towards females and space.
The set of principles may overlap, just
as overlapping identities play a role in
an individual’s form of difference.10
This
is the notions towards achieveing good
architecture; the overlapping of individual
ideas. These set of codes selectively
interchange and reintroduce ideas that are
essential to the main overriding principle of a
new feminist ideology.
10
Digitaledition.chicagotribune.com.
(2018). What feminist art looks like today
- Northwest. [online] Available at: http://
digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/
article_popover.aspx?guid=1b69a695-3a3c-
4bb0-a3f8-8309fd884ebe [Accessed 17
Sep. 2019].
The Feminist Code
14. FEMINIST THEORY
10
THE FEMINIST CODE:
Figure 1: Sketches of the Intersectionality design
project by the author who set out design principles
fortherelationshipofthecourtyardtothecourtroom.
Wolff Architects (2014). The Watershed Project by Wolff Architects: Radinka Mulder. [image] Available at:
http://www.wolffarchitects.co.za/projects/all/watershed/ [Accessed 18 Aug. 2019].
The Watershed in Cape Town, South Africa was designed by Wolf Architects. The buildings open plan and
voids between semi private and public spaces displays connectivity and inclusivity across the levels and
planes within the building.
I) Connectedness:
A fundamental sense of being connected
to others and the environment that people
can associated with. The notion bring unity
of individuals and can bring a sense of
connecting to the world. A sensitivity to user
feeling the connectedness or an awareness
of elements of architecture is part of the
process to achieve “connectedness” to the
environment.
Connectedness may translate to the
aspiration for greater unity between different
types of events. The space to support these
various events and more appears in many
feministproposalsofalternativecommunities.
This relates to the ideas associated to “multi-
use” or open plan flexible spaces that could
facilitate the connectedness in elements of
sound or visual connections while trying to
create threshold that can separate program
“zones”.
Connectedness may also be the
accessibility of knowledge through a lived
experience. (This principle relates a lot to
phenomenological desires of “being in the
world.”11
)
In architectural elements, connectedness
challenges ideas of barriers and the
translucent of thresholds of in-between
spaces. The challenge of exterior to interior
to semi interior to other prescribed types of
spaces, become interesting, especially in
the treatment of these edge conditions.
11
Crysler, C., (Christopher Greig), Cairns,
S. and Heynen, H. (2012). The SAGE
handbook of of architectural theory; CH 7
Architectural Phenomenology and the Rise
of the Postmodern. London: SAGE, pp.131
- 142.
The inclination of opaque, translucent
and solid would assist in communicated
various forms of either distinct connectivity
or abstracted connectivity. This may form
part of a spacial approach to architectural
elements.
The inclination of opaque, translucent
and solid would assist in communicated
various forms of either distinct connectivity
or abstracted connectivity. This may form
part of a spacial approach to architectural
elements.
15. 11
Figure 2: Sketches of the Intersectionality design
project by the author who set out design principles
fortherelationshipofthecourtyardtothecourtroom.
Noero Architects (2019). St. Cyprian’s School – Library by Noero Architects. [image] Available at: http://www.
noeroarchitects.com/project/st-cyprians-school-library/ [Accessed 25 Oct. 2019].
The St. Cyprian’s School Library is the best exemplar of critical thinking within an ethnic of care associated
to children and learning environments. The project speaks towards progressive versus Pathological
conservation, Archaic Space and Third Spaces.
II) The Inclusive Dynamic:
An aspiration for inclusiveness of users in an
environment in vital. This code would aim to
overcome perceived or existing dualities and
bring coherency to these dualities.
Inclusivity works within the social dynamics
and spacial practices. This can be achieved
by either created accessibility within spaces
or it can assert a universal accessibility
associated to various users.
Although there may be distinct private and
public programs associated to a building,
the designing of the in-between spaces
and the user interface may become part of
the inclusivity of all users. Disabled access
and users ergonomics and anthropometrics
needs to be considered towards achieving a
universal design.
The connectivity (the first set out principle
in the feminist code) and inclusivity can
occur eon many levels simultaneously and
have a particular synergy towards each
other. Connectivity and inclusivity work well
in challenging public and private barriers,
in the loss of anonymous realms, the
connectedness between blurring lines of
architect, client and user as well as spatial
and visual connections in spaces.
III) The ethnic of Critical Thinking:
The responsibility of the Intersectional
feminist is to be competent in uncovering
needs of others and responding to those
needs with optimum solutions.
The critical approach respons by investigating
and challenging client briefs with an ethnic of
care. This is part of the social consciousness
and terms to “caring”.
The concern for human comfort and growth is
part of the process within this principle. This
concern can be the considerations of the user
and the tactility appropriate to the context.
Although this may be a re-interpretation and
bring across the ideas of the third space,
which is defined in this paper as a user being
part of a larger spatial relationship. The third
space wherein the new space sits adjacent to
or within a larger space and has its own sense
of energy or pause action within users.12
12
Noeroarchitects.com. (2015). St. Cyprian’s
School – Library | Noero Architects. [online]
Available at: http://www.noeroarchitects.com/
project/st-cyprians-school-library/ [Accessed
8 Sep. 2019].
The Feminist Code
16. FEMINIST THEORY
12
Roodt Architects (2019). Apartheid Museum by Architect Linda Mvusi. [image] Available at: https://www.
travelground.com/attractions/apartheid-museum [Accessed 25 Sep. 2019].
The Apartheid Museum by Lida Mvusi is an extra ordinary architectural example of giving the user the lived
experience of theApartheid Regime in SouthAfrica and considers the visitors circulation and perception roles
to be switched to create either empowerment or disempowerment. The emotional individual’s relationship to
the space is critical of the design and is effective.
.
.
V)The Relationship of a body to the world:
The recognition that an individual with a
particular set of identities has a particular lived
experience and an underlying relationship
to the world. This principal has a particular
interest in the public spaces and urban
spaces which is complex when considering
the wide variety of users. This relationship
of public spaces can be one of separation
and dichotomies in comparison to notions of
community and unity.
Within spatial practice, males general
practice of space making had been identified
by one of dichotomies, separation and
difference.13
This masculinity type complex is
created by the denial of connection. This is
in contrast to females who had practiced a
self-in-relationship. This becomes extremely
evident within the designing of public spaces.
The architectural element of “inconspicuous”,
visibility and a gaze is significant within public
spaces. The relationship of the body to the
street edge, to the vehicular movement,
another unfamiliar body and to street
furniture or the lack their of is tiny details that
can inform successful design from the female
diagnostic to a space.
The solution of battles of rights to access the
city is to create more visibility of pedestrians
and the police so that such private actions
such as vagrancy, drug use and other
crimes will be discouraged. This is a simple
exemplar of 2019 contextual social dynamics
that may be resolved through the design of
public spaces.13
13
Agrest,D.,Conway,P.andWeisman,L.(1996).
The sex of architecture. New York: Harry N.
In general the acknowledgement of the
everyday lived experience and the scenarios
played within the life of the user is significant.
This would mean that the enhancement
of everyday activities and thus the way in
which a designed environment could support
and enhance the lived experience. This
consiousness to the individual and the world
would make large-scale, single use, copied
and replicated buildings unacceptable.
V) Values of Subjectivity and Feelings:
The acknowledgement of subjectivity as
a method of knowing is critical to spatial
design. This uncovering of users feelings give
informant to spatial knowledge is significant.
This principle engages with users within the
form of workshops or conversations to seek
knowledge toward design solutions.
This brings to light the relevance of informal,
intimate and caring relationships between
people and spatial settings.
The notions of building programs can
reinforce such relationships. The rational or
the role of the architect may become part of
a facilitator whole while handing over design
decision to users or community members.14
The knowledge base gained from users within
the context may become the informative
of greater user friendly design solutions
which has a higher posibility of a community
accepting and using the building.
14
2019 Recherches théâtrales au
Canada. (2018). Space and Subjectivity.
17. 13
VI) Multiplicity:
The need for more complexity allied with an
attention to multiple use, more awareness of
change and the need for un-static notions
and perceptions of space is termed as
“multiplicity”. Multi-use is often identified by
either open-plan spatial arrangements or to
public exhibition spaces and installations
which are multi-facet by nature.
Spacial installations that play with light,
sound or other qualities which challenge the
notions of the typical architectural practice
is associated to this category and the
challenging of the dispositions becomes part
of the complexity and awareness of spacial
qualities.
Multi-use is often the result of adaption of
program and the required association for the
change over time.
Multiplicity or complexity may be the result
of the tectonic expression associated to
various junctions or various tactile variations
associated to the design.
Multiplicity is an overlapping in itself and can
be implied in both a building or a spacial
installation. This is an exploratory code and
is not limited to the prescribed description.
Garson, F., Cohen, N. and Martinson, W. (2019). WAM (Wits
Art Museum), Johannesburg, SA 2010. [image] Available
at: https://www.cohengarson.co.za/wam [Accessed 12 Apr.
2019].
WAM is a great exemplar toward multiplicity and complexity
associated to building form and readapting an old petrol
garage. The gallerys multi-layered forms and circulation
brings across multi-functional possibilities in with open –
plans and complexity.
de Villiers, S., Kaskar, A. and Vally, S. (2019). Folded Skies sculpture mimics the light
quality by the Johannesburg’s gold mine dust created by Counter Space. [image] Available
at: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/01/06/folded-skies-counterspace-installation-spier-light-
art-festival/ [Accessed 18 Sep. 2019].
The installation of large coloured mirrors recreates the rainbow-like beauty of
Johannesburg’s toxic sunsets. The installation has a spacial relationship between the
viewer and the object and formulates complexities in discussions. The critical thinking
and approach towards bringing across both the problem statement within an architectural
expression is outstanding.
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18. FEMINIST THEORY
14
Zeitz MoCAA by Heatherwick Studio Cape Town. (2017). [image] Available at: https://www.
architecturalrecord.com/articles/13122-zeitz-mocaa-by-heatherwick-studio [Accessed 21
Jul. 2019].
The Zeitz MoCAAArt Museum, is an exemplar to buildings of change by the architect reinvent
the historic Grain Silo at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to a internationally esteemed art
gallery. The adaptive redesign of spaces and the flexibility associated to the gallery is highly
commendable.
Figure 4 Sketches of the flexibility
provided by a folding glass door to create
accessibility and also eliminate a boundary.
VII) Adaptability and Flexibility:
The acceptance of change and flexibility to
accommodate for change is highly influential
and considered by feminism in architecture.
Their is an consciousness of change and
the desire for flexibility over time within a
design. The code relates to the unpacking of
adaptable and flexible designs and what that
spatially may imply.
Adaptability is based around issues of
use, flexibility is around issues of form and
technique.15
The perception of a need for changeable
buildings than architectural utopias or “final
products” is important. Understanding
ingenious systems to make a serious
imaginative assessment of special
relationship of a user and their environment
may be part of the user changing and thus
the need for the building to change.
The unique designs plasticity has a particular
privacy and freedom which is significant. The
redesign, reinterpretation and reinventing
buildings and building program is the
transition or adaption which constitute
feminist principles.
15
Schneider, T. and Till, J. (n.d.). Flexible
housing.
The forms and the principles of loose fit
architecture are used to create meaningful
architecture. The principle of a building being
“”loose fit”,16
unpacks the building as a “loose
fit T-shirt”, the user can grow or shrink, the
user could even change but the T-shirt is still
“fit for purpose”. This is the principle for good
architecture and architecture for change.
In essence, Rowan Moore quoted; “the
essential insight that buildings should
respond to the lives that go on in and around
them, and that when those lives change they
should be able to change too…”17
is the ideas
of the adaptable and flexibilty feminist code
16
Wiley.com. (n.d.). Loose-Fit Architecture:
Designing Buildings for Change. [online]
Available at: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Loose+Fit+Architecture%3A+Designing+
Buildings+for+Change-p-9781119152644
[Accessed 10 Feb. 2019].
17
Rowan Moore, The Guardian, 18.11.2018,
The World according to Archigram
19. 15
Collage 2: Graphic illustration of a decayed courtyard with the Author as part of her Atopia concept
presentation, an elective of “Un-mapping”; dated 2016. Representation by the Author.
CONCLUSION
Feminism in Architecture has adapted and
translated through time. The doctrine of
critical spatial practice has begun and is
an exemplar to practitioners with the built
environment.
Although spacial hierarchies and
discrimination on the basis of gender may
occur within the context, the narratives and
associated spatial consciousness is evident.
The adaption of feminism in architecture
have sparked transitions to create new
contextual approaches of spacial design
principles to architecture.
These social cultural manifestations
transitions within a global community have
caused intrigue into a way of unlocking
potential as a combat against architecture
of difference. The change in approaches of
designing the built environment has been
presented as a form of codes that can be
applied or considered within the design of
the built environment.
The spatial activation through the feminist
code would enhance the environment and the
users of the environment. These principles
are set as:
o connectedness
o the inclusive dynamic
o the ethnic of critical thinking
o the relationship of the body to the world
o the value of subjectivity and feeling
o multiplicity
o Adaptable and flexible
As architectural professionals, we are taught
to be feminist by nature. Thats why the
clarirification of who the code is implied to
is for all designers or architects. In the 2019
context of South Africa, “We should all be
feminist.”18
18
Otten K, Tayob H, Vally S, Lokko L,
Mthembu G , Lekalakala K: “TRANS - We
should all be Feminist”- Panel Discussion
and Film Screening. Date: 13/ 08/2019
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21. 17
A Feminism, Gender and the Other
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