Gentrification & the New Face of Class Struggle
Date & Time:
02/05/2008 - 17:30 - 19:30
Kicker:
6-SESSION CLASS BEGINS
Description:
This course locates gentrification within the broader restructuring of urban neoliberalism in New York City in the last thirty years. It explores the uses and challenges of Marxism for both articulating a successful anti-gentrification politics and theory. Note: we will be using Kim Moody’s From Welfare State to Real Estate for this course. Students need to purchase their own copy.
Max Registration:
40
Fee:
Sliding scale: $55-$75
Free for Brecht Forum Subscribers
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