{"product_id":"a-place-we-call-home-gender-race-and-justice-in-syracuse-hardcover","title":"A Place We Call Home: Gender, Race, and Justice in Syracuse - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. Amimahaum Ducre\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFaith 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo 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. \u003ci\u003eA Place We Call Home\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eK. Animashaun Ducre\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor in the Department of African American Studies at Syracuse University. Ducre and her colleague Linda Carty were awarded a grant from the Ford Foundation to expand the curriculum around themes of gender and environmental justice. A committed advocate for environmental justice for over a decade, she worked as a toxics campaigner for Greenpeace for four years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.28 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757827391776,"sku":"9780815633068","price":40.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6903ab82d05240238bb8dc799367432f.webp?v=1780112711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-place-we-call-home-gender-race-and-justice-in-syracuse-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}