Homelessness Don Mitchell Analysis
The Just and Unjust About Homelessness
Don Mitchell (2007, 45) in Axiom 6 presents the idea that “landscape is the spatial form that social justice takes.” In another work, “Homelessness, American Style,” Mitchell argues that “[T]o speak of ‘homelessness’ is to speak of how social relations are organized (2011, 933). Justice can be defined as an act that is free of discrimination. On the other hand, injustice can be defined as an act of discrimination. The use of spatial forms can create justice or injustice. Injustice can be illustrated in homelessness through spatial forms.
Spatial forms can shape injustice. Mitchell argues, at the end of Axiom 6, that not only American culture, as well as the nature of American justice utilizes space in the landscape to separate the poor and the rich (Mitchell 2011, 45). In that regard, the usage of the landscape defines how the space is going to be lived on. For instance, a neighborhood might be ethnically diverse. However, a division is created when the working class are secluded to a section of the neighborhood or the higher class do not dare to step foot on the other side of the neighborhood. Hence, this becomes part of the injustice of our culture because landscapes become beneficial to those that are deemed “high” class. …show more content…
In other words, the way the space is use in the landscape can have positive effects on social justice because it builds relations. Relations are developed within and around the landscape. Spatial forms effect the way we interact with the landscape and those that take part of it. It also sets the stage for “the type of society that we live in” (as Mitchell puts it) (2007,
Don Mitchell (2007, 45) in Axiom 6 presents the idea that “landscape is the spatial form that social justice takes.” In another work, “Homelessness, American Style,” Mitchell argues that “[T]o speak of ‘homelessness’ is to speak of how social relations are organized (2011, 933). Justice can be defined as an act that is free of discrimination. On the other hand, injustice can be defined as an act of discrimination. The use of spatial forms can create justice or injustice. Injustice can be illustrated in homelessness through spatial forms.
Spatial forms can shape injustice. Mitchell argues, at the end of Axiom 6, that not only American culture, as well as the nature of American justice utilizes space in the landscape to separate the poor and the rich (Mitchell 2011, 45). In that regard, the usage of the landscape defines how the space is going to be lived on. For instance, a neighborhood might be ethnically diverse. However, a division is created when the working class are secluded to a section of the neighborhood or the higher class do not dare to step foot on the other side of the neighborhood. Hence, this becomes part of the injustice of our culture because landscapes become beneficial to those that are deemed “high” class. …show more content…
In other words, the way the space is use in the landscape can have positive effects on social justice because it builds relations. Relations are developed within and around the landscape. Spatial forms effect the way we interact with the landscape and those that take part of it. It also sets the stage for “the type of society that we live in” (as Mitchell puts it) (2007,