The Diverse Suburb:
History, Politics, and Prospects

October 22-24, 2009

The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra invites academics, activists, and policymakers to an international and interdisciplinary conference that will consider the challenging and emergent phenomenon of suburban diversity. What are the implications of this growing diversity? To what extent is this apparent growth simply a rediscovery of differences long written out of suburban history? How might the changing suburbs present new opportunities for creating a more just and equitable society?

Download Call For Papers with instructions for submitting an abstract

Featured speakers:

Nancy Denton, State University of New York, Albany

Becky Nicolaides, University of California, Los Angeles

Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California

john a. powell, Ohio State University

Andrew Wiese, University of California, San Diego

Pavelid Castañeda Playing the Llanera Harp, c.1995, courtesy of Hofstra University Special Collections