Reflections on the Conditions of White, Straight, Male and Upper-Middle Class Normativity in the Rocky Mountains (USA)

This article reflects on forms of domination at the intersection of class, race and gender in the Rocky Mountains (USA), and is itself situated at the intersection of several disciplinary fields. The text proposes avenues of reflection in an attempt to identify the mechanisms by which the hegemony o...

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Main Author: Gabrielle Saumon
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Language:deu
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine 2025-01-01
Series:Revue de Géographie Alpine
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rga/14202
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Reflections on the Conditions of White, Straight, Male and Upper-Middle Class Normativity in the Rocky Mountains (USA)
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Rocky Mountains
outdoor sports
body
intersectionality
title Reflections on the Conditions of White, Straight, Male and Upper-Middle Class Normativity in the Rocky Mountains (USA)
title_full Reflections on the Conditions of White, Straight, Male and Upper-Middle Class Normativity in the Rocky Mountains (USA)
title_fullStr Reflections on the Conditions of White, Straight, Male and Upper-Middle Class Normativity in the Rocky Mountains (USA)
title_full_unstemmed Reflections on the Conditions of White, Straight, Male and Upper-Middle Class Normativity in the Rocky Mountains (USA)
title_short Reflections on the Conditions of White, Straight, Male and Upper-Middle Class Normativity in the Rocky Mountains (USA)
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topic wilderness
Rocky Mountains
outdoor sports
body
intersectionality
url https://journals.openedition.org/rga/14202
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