Labor, Economics, and Space – Dismantle Culture & Media

Spirit Airlines, the K-Shaped Economy, & the Disappearance of “So-So” Spaces

How Spirit Airlines’ collapse reveals a K-shaped economy and what the decline of mid-range travel means for shared public space.

Disaster Capitalism & Local Memory in the Gulf Coast

A distant building on the Mississippi gulf coast

Explore how climate crises and disaster capitalism rewrite local geographies. See how we use public humanities and qualitative research storytelling to preserve memory.

Discussing the Hotel vs. Airbnb Labor Landscape

Illustration of a hotel juxtaposed with a short term rental

Go beyond cleaning fees. Discover how we use systemic mapping to analyze the hidden labor models, working conditions, and corporate structures of hotels vs. Airbnbs.