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"Manifold Enclosures" article published in Public Culture


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Janette Kim’s article, "Manifold Enclosures: Decommodifying Property at Esther's Orbit Room in West Oakland" was published in Duke University's journal Public Culture (Vol 34, No. 3). The article conducts an institutional and architectural reading of the transformation of Esther's Orbit Room by the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EB PREC) as a haven for Black culture and livelihood in West Oakland. Image: EB PREC Director Noni Session at Esther’s Orbit Room.