A place we call home : gender, race, and justice in Syracuse / K. Animashaun Ducre.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ducre, K. Animashaun.

Series:

Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution

Syracuse studies on peace and conflict resolution

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American neighborhoods--New York (State)--Syracuse.

African American neighborhoods.

African American mothers--New York (State)--Syracuse--Social conditions.

African American mothers.

Community life--New York (State)--Syracuse.

Community life.

Environmental justice--New York (State)--Syracuse.

Environmental justice.

Feminist theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Faith holds up a photo of the boarded-up, vacant house: "It's the first thing I see. And I just call it 'the Homeless House' 'cause it's the house that nobody fixes up." Faith is one of fourteen women living on Syracuse's Southside, a predominantly African-American and low-income area, who took photographs of their environment and displayed their images to facilitate dialogues about how they viewed their community. A Place We Call Home chronicles this photography project and bears witness not only to the environmental injustice experienced by these women but also to the ways in which they maintain dignity and restore order in a community where they have traditionally had little control. To understand the present plight of these women, one must understand the historical and political context in which certain urban neighborhoods were formed: Black migration, urban renewal, white flight, capital expansion, and then bust. Ducre demonstrates how such political and economic forces created a landscape of abandoned housing within the Southside community. She spotlights the impact of this blight upon the female residents who survive in this crucible of neglect. A Place We Call Home is the first case study of the intersection of Black feminism and environmental justice, and it is also the first book-length presentation using Photovoice methodology, an innovative research and empowerment strategy that assesses community needs by utilizing photographic images taken by individuals. The individuals have historically lacked power and status in formal planning processes. Through a cogent combination of words and images, this book illuminates how these women manage their daily survival in degraded environments, the tools that they deploy to do so, and how they act as agents of change to transform their communities. --From publisher's description.

Contents:

An introduction

Welcome to the South Side

Disruption and dislocation of Black spaces in Syracuse

Exploring Black mothers' spatiality through community mapping

Women's photovoice from Belfast to the South Side

Conclusion: evaluating spatial strategies in feminist theorizing and research.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815652021

081565202X

OCLC:

844058477

Publisher Number:

heb40057 hdl