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Men’s Stranger Intrusions: Rethinking street harassment

Vera-Gray, F.

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F. Vera-Gray



Abstract

Women's experiences of intrusive men in public space, popularly termed ‘street harassment’, are the most understudied yet commonly experienced forms of violence against women. Despite acknowledgement of its importance, an explicit debate on naming – with an exploration of how language creates both openings and restrictions of what can be said – is yet to be had in the literature. This paper begins this conversation, detailing the benefits and challenges in current terminology, and exploring the possibilities of reframing the most common dynamic in street harassment as men's stranger intrusions on women in public space.

Citation

Vera-Gray, F. (2016). Men’s Stranger Intrusions: Rethinking street harassment. Women's Studies International Forum, 58, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2016.04.001

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 21, 2016
Online Publication Date Jun 10, 2016
Publication Date Sep 1, 2016
Deposit Date Apr 28, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Women's Studies International Forum
Print ISSN 0277-5395
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 58
Pages 9-17
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2016.04.001

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