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Lydia R. Otero, born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, revisits an era marked by displacement and sweeping redevelopment to build on themes first explored in "La Calle: Spatial Conflicts and Urban Renewal in a Southwestern City" (2010). More than fifteen years later, they return to examine the meanings of property ownership, memory, displacement, and preservation through the lens of a single house. These questions have become more urgent in Tucson, where debates over land, development, and representation remain unsettled, and where celebrations meant to honor local communities and histories are often shaped by economic priorities designed to attract tourists to a city built in the Sonoran Desert. Learn more at www.lydiaotero.com and www.planetearthpressaz.com
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