Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

CRES 161 The Racial and Gendered Economies of Housing

Explores the political and libidinal economic dimensions of the housing market and their relation as analytics to explain the development of the housing market over the 20th and 21st centuries. Explores the interdependence of political and libidinal factors in influencing the operation and management of housing markets from public and private entities. Course pays special attention to the role of race (in addition to other determinants of difference: gender, class, etc.) in structuring housing’s libidinal and political economies. Students cannot receive credit for this course and CRES 261.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): CRES 10, and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements.

Credits

5

General Education Code

ER

Instructor

Luis Trujillo