Out of place : homeless mobilizations, subcities, and contested landscapes / Talmadge Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Talmadge, author.

Series:

SUNY series, interruptions--border testimony(ies) and critical discourse/s.

SUNY series, interruptions--border testimony(ies) and critical discourse/s

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homeless persons--Political activity--United States.

Homeless persons.

Homelessness--United States.

Homelessness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 408 pages).

Other Title:

Out of Place

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, 2020.

Summary:

Out of Place: Homeless Mobilizations, Subcities, and Contested Landscapes details the development of two organized homeless resistances in two different cities. From the redevelopment protesters and squatting activities of the Student-Homeless Alliance in San Jose to the squatter camps of Tranquility City in Chicago, the differences and similarities between both groups are highlighted within the context of city redevelopment policies. Wright argues for considering homelessness not merely as an issue for social welfare, but first and foremost as a land use issue directly connected to issues of gentrification, displacement, and the cultural imaginings of what the city should look like by those who have the power to shape its development.

Contents:

Introduction: Out of Place

1. Social-Physical Space, Social Imaginaries, and Homeless Identities

2. Urban Redevelopment Visions, Social Imaginaries, Polarized Topographies

3. Making Pleasure and Refuse: Chicago and San Jose

4. Authoritative Strategies, Borders, and Homeless Containment

5. Homeless Mobilizations and Spatial Resistances

6. Homeless Placemaking, Collective Identity, and Collective Action

7. Conclusions

Appendix: San Jose's Housing Shortage.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.