In this course, we study the politics of housing in the urban context. Using an interdisciplinary approach, we investigate the economic, psychological, cultural, and historical factors that have shaped the urban housing experience, and explore the ways that government policy and social movements have worked to address an ongoing housing crisis in many cities. In fall 2020, we conducted oral histories of tenants in D.C. who have been taking leadership in organizing in their buildings during the pandemic economic crisis.

At right: D.C. tenants protesting for rent cancellation, October 2020.