After Gentrification: Social Mix, Settler Colonialism, and Cruel Optimism in the Transformation of Neighbourhood Space. Issue 5 (4th September 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- After Gentrification: Social Mix, Settler Colonialism, and Cruel Optimism in the Transformation of Neighbourhood Space. Issue 5 (4th September 2019)
- Main Title:
- After Gentrification: Social Mix, Settler Colonialism, and Cruel Optimism in the Transformation of Neighbourhood Space
- Authors:
- Addie, Jean‐Paul D.
Fraser, James C. - Abstract:
- Abstract: Social mix policies have emerged as a prominent mechanism to legitimate neighbourhood redevelopment efforts across the US. Despite integrationist rhetoric, results often disabuse marginalised communities of their claims to the city. This paper employs a hybrid spatio‐temporal analysis at the intersection of political‐economic theories of gentrification and post‐colonial and Black geographies literatures to examine underlying cultural logics and affective experiences animating such processes of neighbourhood transformation, contestation, and succession. Reflecting on 15 years of experience researching Over‐the‐Rhine (OTR), Cincinnati, we contribute a stylised distinction between the foundational, mature, and ongoing legacies of urban settler colonial relations. Our account discloses the power geometries shaping neighbourhood space by illustrating the impact of the discourses, tactics, and strategies employed by pro‐development actors and neighbourhood activists as OTR's socio‐political landscape shifted over time. In conclusion, we engage the thorny questions these dynamics raise surrounding how inner‐city neighbourhoods are theorised and struggled over after gentrification. Resumen: Políticas de mezcla social han emergido como un mecanismo prominente para legitimar los esfuerzos de redesarrollo vecinal a lo largo de los Estados Unidos. A pesar de la retórica integracionista, los resultados frecuentemente reniegan a las comunidades marginalizadas de sus derechos aAbstract: Social mix policies have emerged as a prominent mechanism to legitimate neighbourhood redevelopment efforts across the US. Despite integrationist rhetoric, results often disabuse marginalised communities of their claims to the city. This paper employs a hybrid spatio‐temporal analysis at the intersection of political‐economic theories of gentrification and post‐colonial and Black geographies literatures to examine underlying cultural logics and affective experiences animating such processes of neighbourhood transformation, contestation, and succession. Reflecting on 15 years of experience researching Over‐the‐Rhine (OTR), Cincinnati, we contribute a stylised distinction between the foundational, mature, and ongoing legacies of urban settler colonial relations. Our account discloses the power geometries shaping neighbourhood space by illustrating the impact of the discourses, tactics, and strategies employed by pro‐development actors and neighbourhood activists as OTR's socio‐political landscape shifted over time. In conclusion, we engage the thorny questions these dynamics raise surrounding how inner‐city neighbourhoods are theorised and struggled over after gentrification. Resumen: Políticas de mezcla social han emergido como un mecanismo prominente para legitimar los esfuerzos de redesarrollo vecinal a lo largo de los Estados Unidos. A pesar de la retórica integracionista, los resultados frecuentemente reniegan a las comunidades marginalizadas de sus derechos a la ciudad. Este artículo usa un análisis híbrido espaciotemporal en la intersección de teorías político‐económicos y las literaturas poscoloniales y de las Afro‐geografías para examinar las lógicas culturales subyacentes y las experiencias afectivas que animan tales procesos de transformación, contestación, y sucesión vecinal. Basándonos en 15 años de experiencia investigativa en Over‐the‐Rhine (OTR), Cincinnati, contribuimos con una distinción estilizada entre los legados del "colonialismo de colonos" urbano, que pueden distinguirse entre legados fundacionales, maduros, o en proceso. Ilustrando el efecto de los discursos, tácticas y estrategias que han empleado los actores pro‐desarrollo y las activistas vecinales a través de los cambios históricos en el paisaje sociopolítico en OTR, nuestra crónica revela las geometrías del poder que dan forma al espacio vecinal. En conclusión, abordamos las arduas preguntas planteadas por estas dinámicas, preguntas acerca de cómo teorizar y cómo luchan por los barrios marginales después de la gentrificación. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Antipode. Volume 51:Issue 5(2019)
- Journal:
- Antipode
- Issue:
- Volume 51:Issue 5(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 51, Issue 5 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 51
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0051-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 1369
- Page End:
- 1394
- Publication Date:
- 2019-09-04
- Subjects:
- displacement -- gentrification -- racial capitalism -- settler colonialism -- Cincinnati
Geography -- Periodicals
910.5 - Journal URLs:
- http://estar.bl.uk/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=00664812 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1467-8330 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/anti.12572 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0066-4812
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