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Women Architects and Politics: Intersections between Gender, Power Structures and Architecture in the Long 20th Century
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Abstract In the late 1960s, the feminist scholar Kate Millet broadly defined "politics" as arrangements of power which enable individuals collectively to assert authority over others. Taking this definition, case studies by scholars from Europe, Israel and the United States explore the gendered professional ... view more
In the late 1960s, the feminist scholar Kate Millet broadly defined "politics" as arrangements of power which enable individuals collectively to assert authority over others. Taking this definition, case studies by scholars from Europe, Israel and the United States explore the gendered professional in the 20th century as she navigated arrangements of power including organised religion, emancipation movements, cultural norms and shifting forms of government to practice architecture. Additional contributions reflect upon power structures in contemporary architectural education, practice and history to propose other means of architectural knowledge, representation and professional activity.... view less
Keywords
architecture; gender; politics; civil society; society; gender studies
Classification
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Free Keywords
Architectural Education; Architectural History; Care Studies; Museum Studies; Gender History
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
288 p.
Series
Architecture, 60
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839456309
ISSN
2702-8089
ISBN
978-3-8394-5630-9
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0