Katie and Verity participated in two interventions involving their use of space in public: 1) Standing on a street corner without purpose made them feel strange but not out of place. They occupied themselves by observing details and thinking rather than physically interacting. Other pedestrians passed by without noticing them. 2) Walking backwards from campus made them feel disoriented, silly, and uncomfortable breaking social norms. It was difficult to navigate terrain without falling. Other pedestrians didn't respond or move out of the way, focused on their own activities, though one commented they may be walking for charity.

1. Intervention 2:
Power and the Correct Use of Space
Katie & Verity

2. Standing on a street corner...

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What do you notice about the world around you?
The streets and roads were very quiet
Noticed details about your surroundings eg. people’s curtains that you wouldn’t
normally even look at
5 minutes feel like a very long time when you are doing nothing
How do you feel standing there?
Feels strange to be standing on the corner without purpose but we didn’t feel out
of place
Not that bizarre to see people standing on the corner, even if they don’t look like
they are waiting for someone you would assume they are
You occupy yourself mentally, rather than physically, by thinking about the rest of
the day and the things you have to do
How do other pedestrians respond to you?
Just walked around/past you without a second thought
It was raining and most people were walking intently to get home
A man in a car pulled a face at Katie

4. Walking Backwards from Campus...

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What do you notice about the world around you?
Stairs and slopes are not designed to be walked on backwards
You become very disorientated
Very difficult to walk in a straight line
You’re far more aware of you feet and the terrain below because you can’t see it before you step on
it
The weather added an extra dimension to your worry due to fear of slipping/stepping in a puddle –
if you were walking forwards you would probably automatically avoid puddles without thinking
about it too much
How do you feel?
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You feel like you look silly
Feel very out of place
Feel uncomfortable even under your partners (sometimes) watchful eye e.g. crossing roads
Feel like you’re breaking social norms
Felt convinced people were watching you and making comments even if they weren’t
How do other pedestrians respond to you?
People didn’t seem to care that you were walking backwards and in most instances didn’t even try
to get out of your way – were ore concerned with where they were going and what they were doing
Someone commented that we must be doing a backwards walk for charity