Quotidian geographies: Placing feminism

Sara McLafferty, Valerie Preston

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Abstract

We discuss Susan Hanson's contributions to geography during the 1970s and 1980s through the lens of quotidian geographies, geographies of the everyday. Beginning from our own experiences as graduate students and new faculty members, we describe the social and theoretical context in which Susan published her initial studies of men's and women's activity patterns that examined gender differences in travel behavior and their origins in men's and women's different household responsibilities. We also review her success peopling the discipline of geography. We conclude that human geography has benefited from the incorporation of feminist theory and methods as Susan predicted.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)55-60
Number of pages6
JournalGender, Place and Culture
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2010

Keywords

  • Everyday geographies
  • Feminist geography
  • Gender
  • Labor markets

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gender Studies
  • Demography
  • Cultural Studies
  • Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

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