Rebecca Ginsburg
Associate ProfessorDepartments of Landscape Architecture, African-American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Architecture, and Art History, Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership
Research Interests
Atlantic slave trade; fugitive slaves; carceral landscapes; prison education,Education
| 2001 | Ph.D. in Architectural History, University of California at Berkeley |
| -- | J.D., University of Michigan Law School |
| -- | B.A. in English, Philosophy Minor, Loyola Marymount University |
Professional Experience
| 2011-present | Associate Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture |
| 2006-present | Director, Education Justice Project, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 2004-2011 | Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture |
Courses Taught at the University of Illinois
| Landscape History Methods (LA 505) |
| Buildings, Land, Culture ( LA 215) |
| Carceral Landscapes (LA 587) |
Selected Publications
| 2010 | Cabin, Quarter, Plantation: Architecture and Landscapes of North American Slavery, co-edited with Clifton Ellis, Yale University Press. |
| 2011 | At Home With Apartheid, University of Virginia Press. |
| 2008 | "The View from the Back Step: Black and White Children Learn About Race in Johannesburg's Suburban Homes," Designing Modern Childhoods: History, Space, and the Material Culture of Children. An International Reader, eds. Martha Gutman and Nind de Coninck-Smith, Rutgers University Press |
| 2007 | "The Fugitive Slave Landscape," Landscape Journal, vol. 26 (1) |
Selected Awards and Honors
| 2011 | Illinois Department of Corrections Volunteer of the Year |
| 2010 | Marajen Stevek Foundation Award |
| 2009 | Campus Award for Excellence in Public Engagement |
| 2008 | Illinois Humanities Council Grant |
