The Architecture of American Slavery: Teaching the Black Lives Matter Movement to Architects

The Architecture of American Slavery: Teaching the Black Lives Matter Movement to Architects

The spatial dynamics surrounding the murder of Trayvon Martin are rarely discussed in architecture schools. Yet, the racial biases in our landscape are key to the agenda of the Black Lives Matter movement. This article tells the story of how these issues found their way into a course on the architec...

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Main Author: Catherine Zipf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2016-11-01
Series:Radical Teacher
Online Access:http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/radicalteacher/article/view/304
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spelling doaj-4cc3863a97e74f7b82c30c479ab2b6c82020-11-25T00:49:44ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghRadical Teacher1941-08322016-11-01106010.5195/rt.2016.304185The Architecture of American Slavery: Teaching the Black Lives Matter Movement to ArchitectsCatherine ZipfThe spatial dynamics surrounding the murder of Trayvon Martin are rarely discussed in architecture schools. Yet, the racial biases in our landscape are key to the agenda of the Black Lives Matter movement. This article tells the story of how these issues found their way into a course on the architecture of American slavery.  As the semester progressed, students discovered how the remnants of slave spaces, along with the racial biases they embodied, have contributed to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/radicalteacher/article/view/304
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