Bodies Flashcards
What is a “body” in a social geographical context?
It is our means of connecting with the space around us
What is the cartesian mind versus body binary?
Our body and our mind can be opposites from each other. For example, our body is passive while our mind is active.
For geographers, the body has four characteristics:
LSSB (Location, Space, Site, Boundary)
For geographers, the bodies location is…
The identity inscription
For geographers, the bodies space is…
The personal connectedness and connectedness from others
For geographers, the bodies site is…
the struggle and oppression
For geographers, the bodies boundary is…
The boundary between self vs other
What is “sex”?
The biological role you play; male or female
What is gender?
The social role you play in society; most commonly male or female
What is the Feminist Geography Critique?
White, middle-class, heterosexual males only understand feminimity within what it means in their own context (sexually, mostly)
Name an exmaple of how womens bodies were use to opress them?
Women’s brains were smaller (WTF)
What is Judith Butlers take?
Gender does not determine what we do, what we do determines our gender. This means that gender comes FROM behaviour and gender doesn’t determine our behaviour
What is “performativiy” in the context of gender?
Gender is a state of DOING and not a state of BEING
Explain what “sexed” bodies means
Sexed bodies refers to how bodies are used to express our sexuality
What issues have arisen with breastfeeding in urban, public spaces?
The body has been sexualized to the point where breastfeeding is seen as “wrong” or “out-of-place” despite it being a natural function. This is because of the over-sexualization of breasts.
