‘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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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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spelling | doaj.art-6932578c40a74a3a8673954b96e6cf012023-04-12T07:52:37ZengHipatia PressGéneros: Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies2014-36132017-06-016210.17583/generos.2017.2042‘Mijita Rica’: The female body as a subject in the public spaceAna María Ledezma0Freie Universität-BerlinThe 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".https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/generos/article/view/2042violence against womenfeminismfeminity |
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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