CTSJ 352 Spatial Justice

This course will examine space, place, and geographies as matters of social justice. Students will read theoretical materials on the spatiality of justice. We will look at themes of shifting and overlapping communities; histories that shape present conditions of neighborhoods; intersections of race, gender, sexuality, class, and their impact on meanings of place; and issues surrounding gentrification and displacement in Los Angeles neighborhoods. The course will center on a community-based research component with a community partner doing work in Los Angeles around gentrification and displacement. Students will learn to use digital technologies as tools for researching, analyzing, and contributing to community efforts.