Violent mobilities: men,masculinities and road conflicts in Sweden |
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Authors: | Dag Balkmar |
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Institution: | 1. Centre for Feminist Social Studies, School of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences, ?rebro University, ?rebro, Swedendag.balkmar@oru.se |
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Abstract: | This article focuses on violence(s) in traffic space as a gendered problem. It draws upon qualitative online studies and interviews with cyclists about their experiences of motorists’ violent practices, including cyclists’ negotiations of anti-cyclist discourses and their coping strategies. It is argued that automobility makes it possible for certain men to perform their ‘right to the road,’ including gender-identity-shaping practices, and that this has the negative effect of violating cyclists’ bodily integrity. It follows that a shift from cars to more sustainable mobilities also demands related shifts in masculinities and men’s practices in the context of transport and traffic. |
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Keywords: | Violence cycling gender masculinity transport road conflicts Sweden |
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