Jane M. Jacobs

Who is Jane M. Jacobs?

Jane Margaret Jacobs is an Australian academic, currently serving as Professor of Cultural Geography, in the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh. She was previously at the University of Melbourne. Jacobs' work has focused on Postcolonialism; indigenous rights and identity; race and racism; cultural politics of urban space; high-rise housing and modernity; and the politics of cultural heritage. Jacobs has published several books, a large number of book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed international scholarly journals.