In 400-600 words, examine the unspoken historical geography of an inequality-related newspaper story.
- First, select a news article from the past week that covers an instance of inequality that interests you. The article should be published in a well-established newspaper, but you may access it online.
- Second, do some background research about the spatial dimensions of the issue that go unreported on in the newspaper. The goal is to develop a more robust geographical understanding of the issue than the original article provided.
- Finally, explain in writing how your geographical research sheds important light on the issue and helps us better understand the power relationship of inequality behind the story. Begin by summarizing the story in one or two sentences (maximum) and spend the bulk of the assignment describing your research and its most important implications. Cite at least one scholarly source. Make sure to state the title of the article, the date it was published, and the name of the newspaper.
- The essay should states the title of the article, the date it was published, and the name of the newspaper (1%);
- this essay summarizes the story in one or two sentences (1%);
- the essay should clearly explains at least one way that an understanding of geographical context sheds important light on the relations of power and inequality in the story (6%);
- this essay should cite at least one scholarly source (2%).
