Affective Inequality and Heteronormative Discomfort

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ID8098884
AuthorsMaría Rodó-De-Zárate (0000-0003-0633-4856, corresponding author), Maria Rodó‐De‐Zárate (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Departament de Geografia Barcelona Spain)
Year2016
Volume108
Issue3
Pages302-317
Publication date2016-12-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0040-747X • E-ISSN: 1467-9663
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/tesg.12234
OpenAlexW2566585462
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited40

Focusing on empirical research carried out with young lesbians in two small cities, Manresa (Catalonia) and Ponta Grossa (Brazil), I explore their feelings of comfort and discomfort in public space from an intersectional perspective that takes into account their different positions. Besides the differences regarding the contexts, they permanently negotiate whether they show affection in public space or not, engaging with different practices to avoid discrimination such as ‘passing’ as heterosexuals. I argue that the deprivation of engaging in affective relations in public space is an instance of affective inequality, and that the relation between the private and the public space in small cities is a fundamental factor in the constitution of this inequality. By providing a distinction between systematic and circumstantial discomforts, I show how an emotional and geographical approach can provide new insights on how we address inequalities

Affection · Circumstantial evidence · Constitution · Economics · Feeling · Inequality · Negotiation · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Positive economics · Public space · Social science · Sociology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Urban Planning and Governance · Gender Studies · Social Psychology

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