Squatting in Rio de Janeiro: Constructing Citizenship and Gender from Below

Bea Wittger

Open Access Published by transcript Verlag 2017

Squatting in Rio de Janeiro

Constructing Citizenship and Gender from Below

Bea Wittger
Funded by: Knowledge Unlatched - KU Select 2020: Backlist Collection

In the series Urban Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839435472

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About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Bea Wittger (Dr. phil.) completed her doctorate in Latin American History from the University of Cologne. Her research interests include Gender, Intersectionality, Citizenship, Social Movements, Urban History, with special focus on Brazil.

Reviews

»Eine lesenswerte, in Teilen gegenüber der eigenen Position als Wissenschaftlerin sehr selbstkritische Studie, die Einblicke in heterogene Lebensentwürfe und Denkweisen zweier Hausbesetzungen in Rio de Janeiro zulässt.« Katja Reuter, matices, 90 (3017)

Besprochen in:
C3 - Bibliothek für Entwicklungspolitik, 5 (2017)
Fraunhofer IRB, 5 (2017)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
List of Acronyms Open Access Download PDF	7
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	9
1. Introduction Open Access Download PDF	11
2. Theoretical and Historical Framework Open Access Download PDF	33
3. Insights into the Squats Open Access Download PDF	115
4. Doing Citizenship and Gender from Below Open Access Download PDF	187
5. Conclusion Open Access Download PDF	315
Bibliography Open Access Download PDF	331

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 358
Keywords: Housing Movements; Squatting; Squatters Movement; Gender; Gender Relations; Citizenship; Pentecostalism; Religion; Urban History; Urban Studies; Cities; Latin America; Brazil; Rio De Janeiro; Urban Politics; Oral History; City; Politics; Gender Studies; Political Sociology; Sociology

eBook

Published: April 27, 2017
ISBN: 9783839435472