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Feminising public spaces
Public spaces in Yerevan: Soviet Union
Post soviet period: privatisation or abandonment
Green areas in Yerevan
• 1990: green zones compose 73% of the total area of Yerevan
• 2003: green zones compose 43% of the total area of Yerevan
• 2007: green zones compose 29% of the total area of Yerevan
Architectural heritage
Public areas in courtyards
Claiming Public space:Mashtots Park struggle
Patriarchal domination
• symbols: statues, ads, grafitti• structure: infrastruture, architecture• verbal level: patronising or abusive language• monopolization of resources: visibility, media• the “protection and care” myth & reality• perception of women’s actions in public space• total presence of male observing sight: public vs
private space
Hate speech posters
Statues: male heros & leaders vs anonymous women
Sexist ads
Gender roles in public actions
Initiatives of feminising public spaces
Marches, demonstrations
March against domestic violence
Funerals of the “red apple”
Demarcation of borders
Leaving traces
Women’s agora (political space)
Deconstruction of space and time
Feminist voice
Sharing and empowering
Writing and publishing: FenZine
Hegharithmer: Rythms of Resistance
Queering Yerevan
• Writing• Translation• Street art• Video art• Publication
http://queeringyerevan.blogspot.com/
Shushanik Kurghinyan: feminist art and activism space