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Political Affordances and the Gendering of Cities (with Xiaoyue Wei)

Values embedded in urban form delineate action possibilities, called “affordances.” Marble in banks, for instance, signifies wealth, inviting the affluent in and perhaps warding off those of modest means, making the space selectively permeable. Something similar occurs on the basis of embodiment and specifically gender, and we focus on how city spaces are selectively hostile

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