Urban Studies Graduate Student/Faculty Colloquium Series
By Penn Urban Studies Program
Date and time
Thursday, November 1, 2018 · 9:30 - 10:30am EDT
Location
Urban Studies HQ
3718 Locust Walk, McNeil Building, Room 130 Phila, PA 19104Description
Power, Privilege, and Peril: Governing in a Majority Black and Middle Class County
Presenter: Angela Simms, Doctoral Candidate in Sociology
Discussant: Nina Johnson, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology and Black Studies, Swarthmore College
Join us for breakfast treats, coffee, tea, and ethnographic studies!
This ethnographic study examines how Black elected officials make policy and budget decisions within market and government constraints. Through her focus on budget and fiscal policy, economic development, and K-12 public schools, Simms argues Black officials face unique constraints stemming from their county’s racial composition, ultimately leading to Blacks’ continuing disadvantage.
Organized by
Penn Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts & Sciences. It draws on faculty and resources across the university and the city to offer students a multi-faceted approach to the study of urban trends. Urban Studies was founded in 1970 in response to demand by students interested in engaging the important urban and social issues of the time. The program continues to be driven by a commitment to the connection of theory and practice in its curriculum and pedagogy.