Squatting in Rio de Janeiro :
Wittger, Bea.,
Squatting in Rio de Janeiro : Constructing Citizenship and Gender from Below / Bea Wittger. - 1 online resource - Urban Studies .
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical and Historical Framework -- 3. Insights into the Squats -- 4. Doing Citizenship and Gender from Below -- 5. Conclusion -- Bibliography
The Brazilian Constitution provides a remarkable set of social rights, including the right to housing. Despite this fact, struggles for decent living conditions have become key issues in the daily urban lives of many people in Brazil. Contesting the differentiated access to housing, social movements occupy empty buildings in the cities to challenge historically-rooted and excluding urban politics. Exploring the occupants' agency, Bea Wittger draws attention to the important role of female actors within the buildings. Through oral histories of participants of two squats in Rio de Janeiro, the book delivers a deep insight "from below" into their own perspectives on citizenship and gender.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783839435472
10.14361/9783839435472 doi
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
HQ1236.5.B6 / W58 2017eb
Squatting in Rio de Janeiro : Constructing Citizenship and Gender from Below / Bea Wittger. - 1 online resource - Urban Studies .
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical and Historical Framework -- 3. Insights into the Squats -- 4. Doing Citizenship and Gender from Below -- 5. Conclusion -- Bibliography
The Brazilian Constitution provides a remarkable set of social rights, including the right to housing. Despite this fact, struggles for decent living conditions have become key issues in the daily urban lives of many people in Brazil. Contesting the differentiated access to housing, social movements occupy empty buildings in the cities to challenge historically-rooted and excluding urban politics. Exploring the occupants' agency, Bea Wittger draws attention to the important role of female actors within the buildings. Through oral histories of participants of two squats in Rio de Janeiro, the book delivers a deep insight "from below" into their own perspectives on citizenship and gender.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9783839435472
10.14361/9783839435472 doi
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
--Brazil--Rio de Janeiro.
HQ1236.5.B6 / W58 2017eb