by Bryan Carter | Apr 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today we talk riots. What are some of the similarities/differences between the riots discussed in the text and Baltimore’s uprising?
by Sally Lawton | Apr 17, 2016 | Thoughts of the Week (PDAC)
While we don’t have a reading this week, use this space to think through how our readings come together.
by Bryan Carter | Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Please leave your comments below for Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor’s From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation.
by Sally Lawton | Apr 10, 2016 | Thoughts of the Week (PDAC)
This week we take a deep dive into housing. Think about the overarching questions of the course. How does democracy function in urban contexts? What are the constraints caused by federal/state/local law? How do class/race/gender dynamics shape local political...
by Bryan Carter | Apr 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
This week we take on Sekou Franklin’s explanation of why Black youth organizing has been so difficult since the Civil Rights Movement. Combining Franklin’s After the Rebellion with Cohen’s Democracy Remixed, what do we learning about Black youth...
by Sally Lawton | Apr 2, 2016 | Thoughts of the Week (PDAC)
Here’s your post to talk about Not in My Neighborhood. Leave your comments below.
by Bryan Carter | Mar 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
In our final week of Elite Black politics, we delve into the political attitudes of Black youth and are presented with what may be surprising findings about the sophistication of the political attitudes of Black youth. Placing Cohen’s findings in conversation...
by Sally Lawton | Mar 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
This is the first week we look at intraracial politics in detail. What do you understand about power and democracy in cities through this lens? What does looking at the intraracial dynamics do to how we understand power over and power to? These questions are just a...
by Bryan Carter | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Before spring break, we turned the conversation towards Black political economy and elitism in Black politics with Adolph Reed’s Stirrings in the Jug. This week we read Professor Spence’s Knocking the Hustle, which charts the neoliberal turn in Black...
by Sally Lawton | Mar 19, 2016 | Thoughts of the Week (PDAC)
What do this week’s reading on gender contribute to our understanding of Power and Democracy in cities? How does each author describe citizenship? How does this differ from how previous authors describe citizenship? Don’t let these questions limit your...
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