Occupying Space in the Kirkuk Bazaar: an intersectional analysis

Scholars have long argued that gender impacts how space can be occupied in traditional locations, such as bazaars. However, deeply divided societies an added factor of privilege relation to ethnosectarian identity has considered. This article uses intersectional lens understand people occupy the bazaar Kirkuk, Iraq. It pays particular attention intersection (Kurd, Sunni Arab, Turkmen) and gender. The contributes understanding layers symbolic violence face (or do not face) their daily lives affect attitudes behaviours public space. Theoretically, it builds on forms analysis applies them societies, adding unique insight into intersectionality used identify power structures these turn influence interactions everyday, with implications for peace conflict. thus explores different experiences based both identity, order shed light often-ignored heterogeneous nature group actions analysed conflict-affected societies.