GEOG248
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE CITY
Offered in a current or upcoming term. Official schedule
Other titles (1)
- SOCIAL JUSTICE & THE CITY
- Department
- Geography
- Terms offered
- 14
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
Cities today face unprecedented challenges. Migration, rapid urbanization, growing inequality, authoritarian governments, racial tensions, terrorism, climate change, and the list goes on. This course examines the concept of social justice in light of contemporary philosophical debates and explores its various relations to the city and urban development, using a geographical perspective. After engaging various dialogues on social justice, the course turns its attention to the 'urban question'. It asks what is distinctive about the issue of social justice in an urban context and whether we need a more geographically-informed viewpoint from with to deploy our positions on social justice. In the final section of the course, various urban issues and problems are explored using developed understandings of social justice.
Syllabi
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Offerings and forecast 2016–2026
2010 2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count rising about 5% per year. | 2030 Spring: 20% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 9 spring terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 32% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department course count rising about 4% per year. | 2029 Spring: 26% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 34% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count rising about 3% per year. | 2028 Spring: 26% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 35% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count rising about 3% per year. | 2027 Spring: 52% chance, high confidence. Every 3-year pattern: Spring in 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024 (12 spring terms observed). Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | 1 section | 1 section | Not offered | No data |
| 2018 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession More sections Not offered No data
Meeting times
Recent first- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM BP310 2026201520142012
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Sackler Science Center S321 202420162010
- Tue, Thu, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM BP217 2021
- Mon, Fri, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM JC217 2021
- Mon, Wed, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2019
- Mon, Thu, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 20192011
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM ASEC304 2018
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 20 enrolled | 24807 |
| Spring 2024 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 12 enrolled | 33068 |
| Fall 2021 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 21 of 20 enrolled | 28370 |
| Spring 2021 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 20 enrolled | 38432 |
| Fall 2019 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 20 of 15 enrolled | 27258 |
| Spring 2019 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 36391 |
| Spring 2018 | Asha S. Best | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 36391 |
| Fall 2016 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 15 enrolled | 25308 |
| Spring 2015 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 12 enrolled | 30466 |
| Spring 2014 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 12 enrolled | 30466 |
| Spring 2013 | William E. Kutz | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 30 enrolled | 30466 |
| Spring 2012 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 30466 |
| Spring 2011 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 27 of 25 enrolled | 38805 |
| Spring 2010 | Mark A. Davidson | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 30 enrolled | 37563 |