Abstract
This chapter shows the multifaceted ways in which gendered bodies negotiate patriarchal boundaries and spaces. Drawing on qualitative data from student experiences of Higher Education (HE), this chapter uses Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology and Foucauldian social theory to map out the ways in which the body is disclosed through the male gaze in university settings. The male gaze perpetuates intimidation, fear, and harm, but in response the body fine-tunes itself to prohibit intimidation, avail fear, and provide forms of protection. The chapter draws on three spaces in which the gaze and the body is analysed by three qualitative researchers: in university classrooms; in on-campus non-teaching spaces, and on student work placements.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Questioning gender politics: contextualising educational disparities in uncertain times |
| Editors | Jessie A. Bustillos Morales |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003397502 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032502328 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Sept 2024 |