Slavery and the Built Environment: The Plantation | University of Michigan Law School

Class description

In this class, U-M and Yale University will partner across disciplines and universities to confront this problem. Through an equity-based process, we will abandon the practice model separating designers from the politics, ethics, and mechanics of construction to create a framework for rethinking plantation sites within the portfolio of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other sites of contestation. Students from law, architecture, history, policy, business, and other disciplines will develop skills to manage a project, apply problem-solving tools, interview experts, understand historical research methods, and craft solutions that confront the legacies of chattel slavery and its modern expressions.

Meeting Time: Wednesdays 3:15-6:30 p.m.
Instructors: Luis deBaca (Law), Phillip Bernstein (Architecture)
Credits: 3.0

Instructors

Luis C. deBaca

Luis C. deBaca is a Professor from Practice at the University of Michigan Law School. He was a PSI co-instructor for Slavery, Its Legacies, and the Built Environment: Creating a Framework for the National Slavey Monument. He will be a PSI co-instructor for Slavery and the Built Environment: the Plantation.

Phillip Bernstein

Phillip Bernstein is Associate Dean and Professor Adjunct in the Yale School of Architecture at Yale University. He was a PSI co-instructor for Slavery, Its Legacies, and the Built Environment: Creating a Framework for the National Slavey Monument. He will be a PSI co-instructor for Slavery and the Built Environment: the Plantation.