This week, we will look at the increasing importance of lifestyles and the rise of the so-called “creative class” for urban economies. We have already…
1st Year Writing: Urban Sociology
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Tag: revitalization
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…
In this segment we discuss the cultural trends bringing white middle and upper class people back to the city and how this gentrification process is…
Continue reading The Cultural logic of “Authentic” Urban Neighborhoods and Gentrification