Gentrification is Inevitable and Other Lies

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I think the intersectionality should have been handled better in a book all about cultural power dynamics.

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. Rather, she argues, it is an continuation of the setter colonial project that removed natives from their land. But an all-encompassing gentrification model ultimately means nothing if it is impossible to define.I like that the last two chapters mentioned some successful cases of battling gentrification and pointed out directions and grounded strategies of what we all can do, so that the book doesn’t fall into the trap of “there’s only critique but no constructive analysis. but to compare her besties drag king performance as a hysterical gentrifier to Moms 4 Housing or landback movements or, hell, even CLTs seems weird and distorting. Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies begins with Leslie Kern explaining the origins of gentrification in north London. In Gentrification Is Inevitable and Other Lies, Leslie Kern travels to Toronto, Vancouver, New York, London and Paris to look at how gentrification is killing our cities and what we can do about it. A concise but also comprehensive account of gentrification, offering solutions and understanding of one of the major social battlegrounds of our times.

Beyond the Yoga studio, farmer's market and tattoo parlour, gentrification is more than a metaphor, but impacts the most vulnerable communities.Each chapter contains solid examples of where, when, and why gentrification is appearing in communities, and what the impact is on each respective group. I think it is pretty essential reading for people that live in cities but also people who are concerned with housing policies and social justice in general. gentrification is not a metaphor and it is a material process, and i don't think its materiality or class dimension undermines the fact that gentrification is a continuation of colonial dispossession or racial discrimination or nuclear home life.

I wanted to like this, as I thought I would agree with the premise and wanted to know what actionable solutions has worked to combat it. 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. She argues that gentrification is not natural That it can not be understood in economics terms, or by class. From the forced removal of Indigenous people to the redlining of Black neighbourhoods, from the disenfranchisement of women through suburbanization to the expulsion of the LGBTQ+ community, Kern’s writing is a rallying cry for the decolonization of placemaking and a blueprint for an urbanism rooted in social justice and fairness.Kern expounds on thinking before you consume, begging the question, what type of city do you want to live in: one only for the privileged, dripping in racist, ageist, misogynistic attitudes—vapid and shiny without a pulse? Often gentrification gets talked about in a binary way where there are good and bad actors, winners and losers. Another reason I appreciate consistent reference to the work of others is it gives me other places to learn.

Some parts of the book (Gentrification is about taste, class, metaphor) were really enjoyable, otherwise I’ve found it unnecessarily long (even though it’s a short book), as the author keeps going around the same issues. I flat out did not like the argument of tattoos being gentrified, because it becomes exclusionary at times (ex: why is delicate feminine Asian tattoos seen as undermining American traditional tattoos). Didn't give this a 4* as it was written in a more academic styel than I personally like in non-fiction. Leslie currently lives in the territory of Mi’kmaqi in the town of Sackville, New Brunswick with her partner and their two senior cats. Um bom livro introdutório que peca por ser repetitivo e tocar apenas superficialmente em alguns temas.Los primeros 8 se dedican a explicar la gentrificación, desmitificar visiones comunes y establecer distintas relaciones que la impulsan.