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The way a Moroccan woman can move and present herself in a public space is differently complex compared to her American counterpart. Women are not barred from taking up space in public, but are affected by different institutional gender structures and heavy Islamic influence. “Allowable” public movement and presentation for Moroccan women are results ofContinue reading “Draft of Intro Section”

Intro Thesis: “Allowable” public movement and presentation for Moroccan women are results of affluent and religious dependent dynamics between men and women, reinforced by age, class, and region How: observational because I can’t write a Moroccan woman’s experience Why: how women from different regions, age groups, and social classes interact amongst themselves and with thoseContinue reading “Draft of Full Outline”

February 6 cafes all morning finish draft of intro, outline, and blog 5:25pm: train to casablanca I plan to continuously add and revise lit review as I get through sources February 7 casablanca 3pm: intro, outline, timeline, blog due bounce around cafes to read and observe February 8 leave early to get to tangier busContinue reading “Detailed Timeline”

Abby Collins Professor Moody Morocco HUA January 29, 2020 Cafe Culture and the Intricacies of Navigating Public Space as a Woman in Morocco The way a Moroccan woman can move and present herself in a public space is differently complex compared to her American counterpart. Women are not barred from taking up space in public butContinue reading “Literary Review”

Revised Thesis Statement: The ways Moroccan women move and present themselves in public are results of affluent and religious dependent dynamics between men and women, reinforced by age, class, and region. Timeline and Plan for Data Collection: Starting with this week I want to try to spend at least 2-3 days a week sitting inContinue reading “Thesis, Timeline, and Outline”

My research project is mostly observational based so I want to spend at least 2-3 days this next week in different cafes around Rabat. I also want to experience sitting outside, inside, and upstairs at these cafes because each can have a very different dynamic. As I spend more time at these cafes I hopeContinue reading “Research Outline”

For the first few days being in Morocco everything felt like a lot all the time. Between the combination of a different time zone and a new language it became disorienting at times, but that everything was all ok at the same time. The little Darija I knew made a big difference and alleviated aContinue reading “Primary Observations”