ERIC Number: EJ1219472
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Communities in the Stalls: A Study of Latrinalia Linguistic Landscapes
Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, v16 n2 p90-106 2019
Latrinalia consists of pictures and messages written on bathroom stalls (Dundes, 1966). Much of the research on latrinalia has focused on how people using men's and women's restrooms constructed those restrooms differently (Arluke, Kutakoff, & Levin, 1987; Bartholome & Snyder, 2004; Dundes, 1966; Kinsey et al., 1998). The authors look at latrinalia as a linguistic landscape and hone in on how the constructed spaces reflect the larger context of the university they are situated in by examining how the latrinalia may relate to broader social issues. In addition, the authors investigate the ways in which men and women constructed their spaces differently, with men having more sexually explicit latrinalia and women's restrooms having more encouraging latrinalia.
Descriptors: Sanitary Facilities, Illustrations, Written Language, Females, Universities, College Students, Sexuality, Gender Differences, Social Problems, Positive Attitudes, Self Concept, Power Structure, Photography, Popular Culture, Political Attitudes, Sororities, Fraternities, LGBTQ People, Philosophy, Religion, Physiology, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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