
Feminist Counter-Mapping as an Act of Reclaiming Spaces
Places as experienced through a marginalized lens, are embodied by way of access or denial of opportunities and resources. However, marginalized bodies are always in the process of resistance and reshaping their experiences of places by challenging the dominant ideas. This talk focuses on the ways feminist counter-mapping can be a way for marginalized communities to create maps that challenge the dominant narratives and expose power imbalances.
Mapping as a method centers the marginalized communities thoughts, feelings and experiences by engaging with deeply situated interlocking systems of power that privilege or oppress people differently. Through a research that was conducted with five young women from homegrown neighborhoods in India who live at the intersectional marginalization of class, caste, religion, age and gender, the power of feminist counter-mapping as a way to tell narratives that are often silenced will be shared. Through engaging with feminist counter-mapping in order to share stories of the young women, this research attempts to understand the ways in which marginalized communities endure and challenge spatial norms and expectations thus reclaiming spaces for themselves.
Bio: Nabila Kazmi is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Victoria. Her research interests include intersectional feminism, space and placemaking, gender justice, feminist exhibitions, curation and adult education. Nabila has worked in informal and adult education spaces in India and Canada which includes working with non-profit and community organizations that work with youth on issues related to gender and class intersectionality. She is currently engaged in research projects pertaining to using of digital portfolio in mathematics classrooms and climate justice education programs for higher education.
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