Financialization at Home, in the City
In the 21st century, the world of finance has taken on a dramatically increased significance in economic growth, politics, and…
People, Place, and Media in the Contemporary City
The digitization and privatization of human experience from the global to the intimate has become so pronounced in capitalist societies…
Gender, Sexuality, and Space
Attempts to understand the mutual co-production of space and identity have ranged across discussions of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability,…
Humans, Animals, and Conservation Environments
Interested readers can gain an understanding of the foundational texts that explore the complex and dynamic roles that humans and…
Health and Social Media
Overwhelming numbers of US citizens go online to search for health information at 80% of internet users, or 59% of all…
Discursive and Material Productions of Nature
Over the last forty years, issues of environmental conflict have become increasingly recognized by academics and society more broadly. From the…
Critical Inquiry and Social Reproduction
Like the “Shifting Perspectives: Optics for Revealing Change and Reworking Space” section (Section 10) of The People, Place, and Space…
Young People and Ecology
The negative effects of climate change, global economic restructuring, and increased urbanization impact young people disproportionally (Bartlett, 2008; Katz, 1994)….
Wayfinding, Movement, and Mobility
Human movement can be understood as making one’s way through a space. Movement needs to be differentiated from the more narrow…
Design and Social Responsibility
The idea that designing and building the physical environment carries social and ethical responsibilities is not new, but since the…
Destabilizing the Map through Critical Cartography and Resistance
Maps play a principal role in the representation and comprehension of spatial knowledge. They are tools created with particular skill,…
Further Recommended Readings on Design, Critical Cartography, Movement, Health, & Children’s Political Participation
To build up to and then follow-up on the release of The People, Place, and Space Reader in spring 2014,…
