Infrastructure Apartheid to Liberatory Infrastructures with Maya Elizabeth Carrasquillo

Cities@Tufts Lectures

"Infrastructure Apartheid to Liberatory Infrastructures" - this phrase highlights a fundamental shift in our framing of both harms and solutions, respectively, from individual and direct, to systemic and distributed. Dr. Carrasquillo and the Liberatory Infrastructures Labs' aim, as they continue to not only challenge the theoretical framings but also engineering approaches, is to research and pilot fieldwork that ultimately brings us closer to an envisioned future where liberation can be realized. This edition of Cities@Tufts highlights both theory and current research from the lab that demonstrate how they are examining, critiquing, and working towards this goal.

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Cities@Tufts Lectures explores the impact of urban planning on our communities and the opportunities to design for greater equity and justice with professor Julian Agyeman.

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Lectures are moderated by Professor Julian Agyeman and organized in partnership with research assistants Deandra Boyle and Muram Bacare. Roame Jasmin is our producer, Robert Raymond is our audio editor, the original portrait of Kristin Reynolds and the graphic recording was illustrated by Anke Dregnet, and the series is produced and hosted by Tom Llewellyn.

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