Carceral feminism

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<jats:p> In this commentary, I use the notion of carceral feminism and the false dichotomy of the public and private sphere to reimagine how geographers interrogate the spatiality, legality, and embodiment of violence against women. By rethinking the role of the state as doling out punishment, the social work approach as service providers, along with moving beyond the bifurcation of public and private, activist scholars have the opportunity to change power relations in cities and communities. While a somewhat radical idea, it is already happening in cities like Chicago. </jats:p>