Kiely Hall 315 | Mondays & Wednesdays | 10:45-12
Course website: https://urbst222urbst723f22lilli.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
COURSE DESCRIPTION
With an emphasis on NYC, this class explores the situation of renters and owners in urban areas through a critical lens on race and capitalism. Using a variety of sources (e.g. texts, videos, podcasts), we will evaluate policies and seek to understand the impact of the housing market on neighborhood change. This class also considers what different levels of government are doing (and not doing) to assure that all residents have decent and safe housing—we’ll look at public housing, rent regulation, mortgage finance, and other public and private programs that play a part in the development of housing in the city. This class also considers what housing options and programs are available in the city and how they differ from those in the rest of the country and abroad.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Over the course of the semester, students will:
- Gain a foundational understanding of how cities and communities approach the issue of housing and homelessness from a critical assessment of a variety of sources and perspectives.
- Study historical and contemporary structures of racialized housing in the U.S.
- Learn about the impacts of neoliberalism and housing financialization and alternative ways of housing.
MEET YOUR LECTURER
Adjunct Instructor: Erin Lilli, M/MS.Arch Email: elilli@gradcenter.cuny.edu
Office Hours: By appointment (in-person or via zoom).
Erin is a PhD candidate in Environmental Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY and adjunct lecturer in Urban Studies at Queens College since 2016. She is completing her dissertation on the material conditions and experiences of gentrification had by long-term Black renters and homeowners in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Situating the work within a racial capitalist framing, Erin is interested in how these residents maintain footholds in the neighborhood, both economically and socially.
Additionally, Erin is a member of the Public Space Research Group, WRAC certified through Kingsborough Community College, and recipient of an Open Knowledge Fellowship to create Open Education Resources courses. She is currently teaching Methods in Urban Research and Introduction into Housing/Dynamics of Housing and Homelessness.
View Erin’s CV here.
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