How is futurity different from and related to history? While referencing at least two of the readings we have covered together in the first half of the semester, please give a definition of futurity. Then, take up a topic of your choice and demonstrate how historical and futurist lenses would help us to understand that topic in different ways and where those approaches might yield overlapping perspecives and/or information.
Topic: homelessness in America
Intro – Futurity lens on topics – connection of “history” “future” with the concept of time
P1- Define futurity; Historical lens – a framework – what are they; define them
P2 -how they are related & Difference btwn the two
P3. – Homelessness in America- historical lens
P4 -Homelessness in America futurity lens
P5 – overlapping perspectives/information
Conclusion – importance of futurity