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32: Literature, Sexuality, and Urban Space The Flaneurs Map

Aaron Betsky in his book Queer Space: Architecture and Same Sex Desire makes the claim that architecture is not just a matter of design but is something that is actively utilized to reify certain identities (in the case of his area of study, middle class spaces and how these are ultimately subverted by queers queering space ! "patial arrangement, Betsky teaches us, forms the individual! #or this e$ercise, you are asked to e$plore a particular space and identify the ways in which the spatial dynamics of the milieu seek to establish the gender and se$ual identities of an urban individual! %hese spaces may be malls or a street! &n your analysis, identify how the spatial arrangement (e!g! the ordering, positioning, and portioning of shops'restaurants'clubs, the placement of billboard ads creates a specific kind of gendered and se$ualized subject! Output %he output for this e$ercise is an annotated map of the place which indicate these critical pressure points( and a brief e$planation of the annotation ) similar to *itkat +ecson,s map of the -oyola "chools! & prefer that you print the map on an A. or on bond paper but you may consider alternative media (such as #lash, an interactive powerpoint presentation, or a choose your own adventure book ! A short e$plication should accompany the submission!

Submission // #ebruary 01/., class time! &f you are planning to turn in an electronic' digital version, burn these in two 23,s!