Event Highlights: H+U+D Symposium Urban Spatial Justice Perspectives from Humanities + Design

ADVANCING SPATIAL JUSTICE: THE CITY IN THE ACADEMY

FEBRUARY 27, 2025
6:00 PM
PERRY WORLD HOUSE

In order to advance spatial justice, academics activate the city –with all its humanity and complexity– within the university. Such productively transformative practices aimed at public impact are forms of activism, and require rethinking the relationship between the humanities, urbanism, and design. Dana Cuff will describe two overlapping efforts she spearheaded: the design research center, cityLAB, and the Urban Humanities Initiative, a transdisciplinary, project-oriented pedagogy. These innovative models result in far-reaching impacts and demonstrate the potential of recasting research into activism, bringing to life glimpses of a more just city.