Alternative Cartographies of Homelessness: Rendering visible British women's experiences of 'visible' homelessness

This article focuses on a group largely ignored by both geographers and feminist scholars of homelessness alike-the growing number of 'visibly homeless' women in Britain. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 19 'visibly homeless' women, we delineate between four 'alternative...

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Published in:Gender, place and culture : a journal of feminist geography place and culture : a journal of feminist geography, 2007-04, Vol.14 (2), p.121-140
Main Authors: May, Jon, Cloke, Paul, Johnsen, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Britain
Cultural studies
Females
Gender
Gender studies
Great Britain
Homeless people
Homelessness
Human geography
identidad
Identity
Inglaterra/Britana
la falta de vivienda
mujer
prostitución
Prostitution
Street homeless
United Kingdom
vivir en la calle
Women
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Summary:This article focuses on a group largely ignored by both geographers and feminist scholars of homelessness alike-the growing number of 'visibly homeless' women in Britain. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 19 'visibly homeless' women, we delineate between four 'alternative cartographies' of homelessness, each articulating quite different gendered homeless identities. The article suggests that whilst it is important to recognise that women too suffer the exclusions of visible homelessness, it is also clear that the experience of visible homelessness differs for different women. Any attempt to respond to the (immediate) needs of such women necessitates a recognition rather than denial of these differences.
ISSN:0966-369X
1360-0524
DOI:10.1080/09663690701213677