Segregation and Resistance in the Landscapes of the Americas

DUMBARTON OAKS COLLOQUIUM ON THE HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium on the History of Landscape Architecture 44

Edited by Eric Avila and Thaïsa Way

Histories of racial segregation and its impacts have been the focus of urban research for over a century, and yet the role of space, place, and land in these narratives has been largely overlooked. How have land use policies and land access shaped the experience of place? What markings have made evident the lived experience of segregation and its impacts? And how have individuals and communities resisted segregation in their own efforts to make place?

With a focus on the Americas, the essays in this volume move across time and space to ask questions about place-making and community building. They explore landscapes and their hidden struggles between segregation and resistance. Drawing upon the collective work of the “Segregation and Resistance in America’s Urban Landscapes” symposium organized by Dumbarton Oaks in 2020, these histories of segregation and resistance consider how cultural and spatial practices of separation, identity, response, and revolt are shaped by place and, in turn, inform practices of place-making.

About the Authors: 

Eric Avila is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.;Thaïsa Way is the Director of Garden and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

Product Details

HARDCOVER

$75.00

ISBN 9780884024965

406 pages

8-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches

41 photos, 91 color photos