Richard Lloyd’s book, Neo-Bohemia: Art and Commerce in the Post-Industrial City looks at the development of the indie music scene in Chicago’s Wicker Park Neighborhood in…
1st Year Writing: Urban Sociology
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On August 6th, 1988, Tomkins Square Park erupted in clashes between the police and a “diverse mix of anti-gentrification protesters, punks, housing activists, park inhabitants,…
Continue reading Artist, Gentrification & Revitalization: The East Village
We will start class by discussing the three part Bushwick Daily article “Are “White Bodies” Gentrifying Bushwick? A Look at Census Data” in order to…