Women, the city, and spatial citizenship examining identity formation and employment amongst Afro-Brazilian women in Rio De Janeiro and Belo Horizonte

• Main Author: Ude, Obiamaka O
• Other Authors: Jason Jackson.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2017
• Subjects: Urban Studies and Planning.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111329

Thesis: M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 2017. === Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. === Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-63). === This thesis explores the way that experiences of citizenship are specifically shaped at the city level in urbanized environments. The way that people navigate the city is often contingent upon varying degrees of access and justice in different areas of life activity. I argue that access to citizenship is as much an economic endeavor as it is a civic endeavor. With public space as the realm of social interaction and exchange, this research illustrates how citizenship, belonging, and identification is formed in the city space and is reflected in employment outcomes for Afro-Brazilian women. === by Obiamaka O. Ude. === M.C.P.