Transportation and Mobility Justice: Race, Class and Gender Intersections in the United States
Transportation and mobility justice scholarship has emerged in recent years in response to long-standing inequalities in access to different kinds of transportation choices. From barriers related to economic issues, disabilities, or challenges linked to harassment or discrimination, research continues to demonstrate that transportation systems, broadly speaking, do not meet the needs of all people in the same manner. This research presentation will draw from multiple qualitative case studies in the United States to demonstrate how limitations in transportation choice can restrict mobility. Case studies will highlight barriers linked to race, class, gender, and disability in order to advocate for the ongoing need to theorize around mobility justice, in particular through taking into account how larger structural dynamics of oppression impact the freedom of movement experienced by various demographic groups.
Date: 25 February 2021, 16:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Hilary 2021)
Venue: Online via Teams
Speaker: Dr Amy Lubitow (Portland State University)
Organising department: Transport Studies Unit
Organiser: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))
Organiser contact email address: enquiries@tsu.ox.ac.uk
Host: Transport Studies Unit (TSU) (Transport Studies Unit (TSU))
Part of: Transport Studies Unit Seminar Series - Hilary Term 2021
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/x/tsu-seminar-series-prof-amy-lubitow-tickets-133228836035
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
Editor: Kirsty Ray