Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies

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Kern expertly weaves theory, concepts, and up-to-date debates about gentrification together, making it accessible not only to urban scholars but to general readers too. Often, the language of gentrification mirrors the language of imperialism, discovery, and conquest but in ways that elide, rather than illuminate, the colonial structures underlying the process. Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies is a humane analysis of the many contributing and consequential factors of urban takeovers. The rest of us are unaware these listings are forcing families onto the street, all while, a disinterested tourist snaps photos of a Steam Clock and then dares to complain about the homeless. Feminist geographer Leslie Kern shows how gentrification is a slow form of violence, a brutal displacement that is dangerously close to colonisation and social cleansing.

i do think ignoring this materiality, especially in organizing for solutions against displacement, can be dangerous. Each chapter contains solid examples of where, when, and why gentrification is appearing in communities, and what the impact is on each respective group. honestly I checked out a little when they used Tenderloin San Francisco USA as an example of a gentrified neighborhood. Esta última parte sin duda es la más débil de todas, pues en la mejor de las tradiciones liberales, trata de sumar distintas perspectivas bajo una misma lucha dentro de los marcos del capitalismo.Ultimately, the forces leading gentrification are larger than the individuals moving into gentrifying communities, but individuals can be conscious of their relationship to the dynamics at play and organize to enact change within their spheres of influence. She argues that gentrification is not natural That it can not be understood in economics terms, or by class. Kern invites the reader to reflect on their own social location and relationship to gentrification (this section of the last chapter is perhaps most useful). art is, of course, a part of the solution and my short experience in LATU has shown me that it's constantly playing an important role in struggle. She examines the often invisible forces that shape urban neighbourhoods, including settler colonialism, racism, sexism, ageism, ableism and how city lovers can work together to turn the tide.

I also appreciate both that she acknowledges her privilege as a white woman and how this has affected her as well as ends the book with concrete actions to take to dispute these lies. Too many references to other authors in the text made it at times a bit of a mash-up: other views could have been more often integrated more elegantly with a footnote referring to the authors. An excellent job of puncturing the myths and exposing the ideologies that make gentrification seem natural, inevitable, and desirable. After a few chapters, it felt more of a heavy scholarly read, but still interesting enough to keep going.In this clear and smartly written book, Leslie Kern brings together some of the most recognizable and essential elements of urban gentrification, making this familiar and ubiquitous term strange, in the most effective and generative ways. I read this book on the balcony of my apartment in Queens in a neighborhood that is undergoing a settler but still significant gentrification, thinking about how lucky I was that my landlord had not raised the rent to market rates, while recognizing my arrival 11 years ago may have spearheaded those rates.

Este libro de Leslie Kern es un buen texto que se centra en desmitificar varias ideas populares sobre el fenómeno de gentrificación. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Inspired by the likes of Jane Jacobs and Sharon Zukin, urban scholar Leslie Kern proposes an intersectional way at looking at the gentrification crisis amid our current economic climate, based on class, race, gender, and sexuality. Leslie Kern dissects seven common myths about gentrification, asserting that any study of the urban phenomenon should be examined not only in terms of class but also through the lenses of queer-feminist, anti-racist, and decolonial points of view. How can we convince someone a mom-and-pop restaurant is as important as the new eatery with 100 beers on tap?En otras palabras, reconoce que la gentrificación es un generada por del capitalismo, pero la agenda que plantea más que ser abiertamente capitalista, juega con soluciones dentro del mismo capitalismo y de baja escala (desde lo local). Rather, she argues, it is an continuation of the setter colonial project that removed natives from their land. seemed to fall into the trap of “if the activism isn’t perfectly intersectional it’s not worth doing” at times, which i struggled with.