Center for Geographies of Justice reading list

Since the end of May, the United States has experienced a wave of police violence; mass protest and unrest; and increased oppression, repression, and brutality. It is important to understand that while these are much more prominent now due to technology and possibly to increased awareness, such occurrences are not entirely new experiences for many Black citizens and citizens of color in the United States. The study of the conditions; sites and contestations of history, narrativity, and storytelling; systems and structures; and experiences and accounts of the various forms of oppression, violence, and brutality animating the United States—past, present, and future—remains a crucial part of moving forward towards a vision of justice and peace. This is a reading list that we have put together in case it might be useful during this time.

The faculty of the Center for Geographies of Justice have created a reading list for the present moment.