| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Section I: Theoretical Lenses on Space in the City | ||
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | The urban economics lens about urban land and housing | Before Ses #3: Turn in one page description of proposed final paper/map topic |
| 3 | Political and sociological lens about urban land and housing | |
| 4 | Legal theory lens about property rights | Before Ses #5: Hand in a write-up (up to 2 pages) refining the topic and approach with a preliminary reference list |
| 5 | Everyday property practices and public space | |
| 6 | Critical cartography and the unmasking of spatial relations | Before Ses #7: Schedule a meeting with the professor to discuss your paper or project topic |
| Section II: Property Rights Interventions Mediating the Struggle for Space in the City | ||
| 7 |
Guest speaker: Kanarinka, artist and faculty, RISD Affective geography and public space | Before Ses #8: Submit an outline of the paper with an extended reference list of if you are doing a project, or a mockup of your map |
| 8 | Land titling and regularization | |
| 9 | Land trusts and affordable housing | |
| 10 |
Guest speaker: May Louie, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Community's power of eminent domain | |
| 11 | Land takings and compensation: How to make change, social cognition | |
| 12 |
Class presentations Students make a 15 minute presentation of their final paper, followed by questions and answers | At the end of the semester, final papers or map projects are due |