Commodified ethnic quarters veil rather than reveal real urban geography
Evidence
When accompanied by strong migration streams (not only of labour but also of capital) this produces a plethora of ‘Little’ Italies, Havanas, Tokyos, Koreas, Kingstons, and Karachis as well as Chinatowns, Latino barrios, Arab quarters, Turkish zones, and the like. Yet the effect, even in a city like San Francisco where minorities collectively make up the majority, is to draw a veil over real geography through construction of images and reconstructions, costume dramas, staged ethnic festivals, etc. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 546
Categorization
- SHARE: Worth sending to anyone studying ethnic enclave commodification or urban tourism studies.
- XREF: connects to: Multicultural city branding can repeat the exclusionary logic of old urban renewal — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2253; Urban regeneration discourse conceals racialized inclusions and exclusions
Broader Connections
- Multicultural city branding can repeat the exclusionary logic of old urban renewal
#corroborates(0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2253 - Urban regeneration discourse conceals racialized inclusions and exclusions
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