‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public space

The politeness system is one of the most subtle and everyday forms of gender violence.Harassment in public is a socially accepted practice in Chile, where the ideological background crosses the various social spheres and remains rooted in the national and Latin American ethos.This article questions...

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Main Author: Ana María Ledezma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hipatia Press 2017-06-01
Series:Géneros: Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies
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Online Access:https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/generos/article/view/2042
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description The politeness system is one of the most subtle and everyday forms of gender violence.Harassment in public is a socially accepted practice in Chile, where the ideological background crosses the various social spheres and remains rooted in the national and Latin American ethos.This article questions its bases, revealing the symbolic violence, gender hierarchization, and the reproduction of the ideology of separate spheres infused in street "flattery".
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spellingShingle Ana María Ledezma
‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public space
Géneros: Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies
violence against women
feminism
feminity
title ‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public space
title_full ‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public space
title_fullStr ‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public space
title_full_unstemmed ‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public space
title_short ‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public space
title_sort mijita rica the female body as a subject in the public space
topic violence against women
feminism
feminity
url https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/generos/article/view/2042
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