After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
- identify the issues around feminist appropriation of space and to reflect on the current situation in public space (who can appropriate public space and how? etc.)
- analyse public spaces and evaluate them according to feminist criteria
- plan and implement interventions in public space on their own
- have an overview of the thematic area of feminist planning and incorporate it into their own work
Public space is permeated by power, relations of authority and norms. The course deals with feminist appropriation of space and looks for creative ways of restructuring space. The focus lies on the possibilities of self-managed production of a feminist, social space. The course is divided into 3 phases:
The students should plan a project either individually or in groups. Possible projects might be actions, performances or other forms of intervention in public space. The space should be used, enacted or redesigned in such a way that it corresponds to gender-appropriate planning. Also possible are actions that actively point out (gender) injustice in the city. The goal is to appropriate public space!
- The students work as a "peer group" that supports and mentors each other in the process of elaboration. The seminar enables students to engage in a largely self-organised, interactive and practice-oriented work process.
- Creative development, visualisation and enquiry through desk research, spatial analysis, observations and surveys/interview, interventions in the public space where appropriate
- The results are digitally presented.
This course was developed on the initiative and idea of Eileen Stephan, Emma Neuner and Marie Pointner.
It is offered for spatial planning and architecture. The course is suitable for advanced Bachelor's students as well as Master's students in spatial planning and architecture.
The course sessions will take place in presence mode. Please follow TU Wien regulations. Changes due to the coronavirus pandemic may occur.
Documentation of the projects/locations found and documentation of one's own projects in the form of a blog/website or perhaps also in a magazine at the end of the semester. Results should be documented and visualised in a structured way. The format of the final product will be developed and worked out together.
