EiJ Global Record: Eastern North Carolina, USA
The eastern Piedmont and southeastern lowlands of North Carolina are the “birthplace” of the environmental justice movement (EJ) in the United States.
Ruination or Renovation?: Dislocated attempts at "Improving" Los Angeles' La Plaza District
As a social and cultural historian of California, I am most drawn to understanding toxicity as an “extremely harsh or harmful quality.” Taking this working definition, it is my goal to analyze
Ethnographic Sketch, Timeline and List of Organizations
This timeline shows several events in La Plaza's long history that proved foundational in creating the current socioeconomic issues the district faces today.
Field Works, La Plaza: Past and Present
I designed this field works trip as a way to allow for interested participants to analyze La Plaza as a case study for LA’s, and view it as a site of the visible intersections of environmental
Found Image: La Plaza Cultura Village Floor Plans
This image shows the three least expensive options for La Plaza Cultura Village.
Found Image: La Plaza Culture Village Construction
This image is one of several taken in May 2018 showing the ongoing construction of La Plaza Cultura Village.
Ethnographic Sketch, Competing Hegemonies
This ethnographic sketch highlights the competing discourses surround La Plaza. This document complements the "Mapping Subject Positions" sketch.
Ethnographic Sketch, Core Categories
This ethnographic sketch explains in further details two of the central lenses that I use to view vulnerabilites at La Plaza: urban expansion/renewal and multiculturalism.
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