public toilets and gender
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Gershenson, Olga > (ed.)
- Creator
- Penner, Barbara > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Greenaway, Peter
- Publish Year
- 2009
- Shelfmark
- WER 4 2009
- Thesaurus
- lichamen, identiteit, seksualiteit, steden, ruimtelijke ordening, populaire cultuur, kunsten, bundel
- Description
- Public toilets provide an opportunity for interrogating how conventional assumptions about the body, sexuality, privacy, and technology are formed in public spaces and inscribed through design across cultures. .This book consists of two sets of essays. The first, 'Potty Politics: Toilets, Gender and Identity,' establishes the importance of accessible, secure public toilets to the creation of inclusive cities, work, and learning environments. The second set of essays, 'Toilet Art: Design and Cultural Representations,' discusses public toilets as representational spaces, with reference to architectural design, humor, film, theater, art, and popular culture. Compelling visual materials and original artwork are included throughout, depicting subjects as varied as female urinals, art installations sited in public restrooms, and the toilet in contemporary art.