Melike Peterson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3751399 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melike Peterson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melike |
| FAMILY NAME | Peterson |
| SIGNATURE | PETERSON M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bremen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2679-2475 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Remembering the library: A zine collection
In this article, I reflect on zine-making as a creative research practice for tracing memories in and of public libraries. These reflections draw on a collaborative project I developed with two local zine artists at the Central Library of Bremen, Germany. Together, we organised two open workspaces in 2024, inviting library visitors to create zines that capture their memories of libraries. The resulting collection, distributed in early 2025, forms…
Designing a feminist city: Public libraries as a women’s space
Public libraries are crucial everyday spaces for many women. Different spatial arrangements and design decisions put in place here make it possible to accommodate and support women’s various activities and needs of libraries as micro urban spaces. Yet, in many cities, the built environment continues to reflect outdated gender roles, which makes it important to better understand what women find impactful design elements of public spaces like libra…
Orte für alle? - Zur Rolle öffentlicher Bibliotheken in der Stadt
Objects in focus groups: Materiality and shaping multicultural research encounters
This paper discusses some opportunities and challenges of using objects in focus groups, to explore multicultural encounters and experiences of living together. Drawing on feminist approaches to human embodiment, it argues that material approaches hold the potential to investigate the embodied and relational experiences of encounters with/across difference of diverse participants in sensitive ways. The materials were touchable objects such as pen…
Micro Aggressions and Connections in the Context of National Multiculturalism: Everyday Geographies of Racialisation and Resistance in Contemporary Scotland
This paper is organised around geographies of encounter, power and living together. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, in‐depth interviews and focus groups in the West and North of Glasgow, I explore the micro connections and aggressions shaping everyday encounters for some (ethnic and cultural) minorities, contributing to debates on the potentials and challenges of multicultural living. The research contributes to this work by offering a detaile…
Encountering Each Other in Glasgow: Spaces of Intersecting Lives in Contemporary Scotland
This paper uses the concept of intersectionality to think about the ways people negotiate diversity on a daily basis in Glasgow, Scotland. The paper draws on ethnographic fieldwork, in‐depth interviews and focus groups carried out in semi‐formal spaces such as public libraries, community‐centres and local cafes. Discussing the ways in which people speak about their experiences of encountering others across ethnicity, age, gender, religion, and cl…
Living with difference in hyper-diverse areas: How Important Are Encounters in Semi-Public Spaces
Urban populations increasingly diversify in their socio-economic, cultural, religious and linguistic profiles as well as in their lifestyles, attitudes and activity patterns. This hyper-diversification can complicate feelings of belonging and community. Since diversity is negotiated at the neighbourhood level, micro spaces are central in building communities. Micro spaces tend to be semi-public and stimulate diverse groups to intermingle, which r…
Living with difference in hyper-diverse areas: How Important Are Encounters in Semi-Public Spaces
Urban populations increasingly diversify in their socio-economic, cultural, religious and linguistic profiles as well as in their lifestyles, attitudes and activity patterns. This hyper-diversification can complicate feelings of belonging and community. Since diversity is negotiated at the neighbourhood level, micro spaces are central in building communities. Micro spaces tend to be semi-public and stimulate diverse groups to intermingle, which r…
Encountering Each Other in Glasgow: Spaces of Intersecting Lives in Contemporary Scotland
This paper uses the concept of intersectionality to think about the ways people negotiate diversity on a daily basis in Glasgow, Scotland. The paper draws on ethnographic fieldwork, in‐depth interviews and focus groups carried out in semi‐formal spaces such as public libraries, community‐centres and local cafes. Discussing the ways in which people speak about their experiences of encountering others across ethnicity, age, gender, religion, and cl…
Micro Aggressions and Connections in the Context of National Multiculturalism: Everyday Geographies of Racialisation and Resistance in Contemporary Scotland
This paper is organised around geographies of encounter, power and living together. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, in‐depth interviews and focus groups in the West and North of Glasgow, I explore the micro connections and aggressions shaping everyday encounters for some (ethnic and cultural) minorities, contributing to debates on the potentials and challenges of multicultural living. The research contributes to this work by offering a detaile…
Objects in focus groups: Materiality and shaping multicultural research encounters
This paper discusses some opportunities and challenges of using objects in focus groups, to explore multicultural encounters and experiences of living together. Drawing on feminist approaches to human embodiment, it argues that material approaches hold the potential to investigate the embodied and relational experiences of encounters with/across difference of diverse participants in sensitive ways. The materials were touchable objects such as pen…
Designing a feminist city: Public libraries as a women’s space
Public libraries are crucial everyday spaces for many women. Different spatial arrangements and design decisions put in place here make it possible to accommodate and support women’s various activities and needs of libraries as micro urban spaces. Yet, in many cities, the built environment continues to reflect outdated gender roles, which makes it important to better understand what women find impactful design elements of public spaces like libra…
Living with difference in hyper-diverse areas: How Important Are Encounters in Semi-Public Spaces
Urban populations increasingly diversify in their socio-economic, cultural, religious and linguistic profiles as well as in their lifestyles, attitudes and activity patterns. This hyper-diversification can complicate feelings of belonging and community. Since diversity is negotiated at the neighbourhood level, micro spaces are central in building communities. Micro spaces tend to be semi-public and stimulate diverse groups to intermingle, which r…
Encountering Each Other in Glasgow: Spaces of Intersecting Lives in Contemporary Scotland
This paper uses the concept of intersectionality to think about the ways people negotiate diversity on a daily basis in Glasgow, Scotland. The paper draws on ethnographic fieldwork, in‐depth interviews and focus groups carried out in semi‐formal spaces such as public libraries, community‐centres and local cafes. Discussing the ways in which people speak about their experiences of encountering others across ethnicity, age, gender, religion, and cl…
Micro Aggressions and Connections in the Context of National Multiculturalism: Everyday Geographies of Racialisation and Resistance in Contemporary Scotland
This paper is organised around geographies of encounter, power and living together. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, in‐depth interviews and focus groups in the West and North of Glasgow, I explore the micro connections and aggressions shaping everyday encounters for some (ethnic and cultural) minorities, contributing to debates on the potentials and challenges of multicultural living. The research contributes to this work by offering a detaile…
Objects in focus groups: Materiality and shaping multicultural research encounters
This paper discusses some opportunities and challenges of using objects in focus groups, to explore multicultural encounters and experiences of living together. Drawing on feminist approaches to human embodiment, it argues that material approaches hold the potential to investigate the embodied and relational experiences of encounters with/across difference of diverse participants in sensitive ways. The materials were touchable objects such as pen…
Orte für alle? - Zur Rolle öffentlicher Bibliotheken in der Stadt
Designing a feminist city: Public libraries as a women’s space
Public libraries are crucial everyday spaces for many women. Different spatial arrangements and design decisions put in place here make it possible to accommodate and support women’s various activities and needs of libraries as micro urban spaces. Yet, in many cities, the built environment continues to reflect outdated gender roles, which makes it important to better understand what women find impactful design elements of public spaces like libra…
Remembering the library: A zine collection
In this article, I reflect on zine-making as a creative research practice for tracing memories in and of public libraries. These reflections draw on a collaborative project I developed with two local zine artists at the Central Library of Bremen, Germany. Together, we organised two open workspaces in 2024, inviting library visitors to create zines that capture their memories of libraries. The resulting collection, distributed in early 2025, forms…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Library Science and Administration (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Multiculturalism (3 works) · Narrative (3 works)