Urban renewal means Negro removal. –James Baldwin The concept of gentrification was pioneered by the sociologist Ruth Glass (1912-1990) to depict rapidly upscaling London neighborhoods in the 1950s. What she had earlier called a “middle class invasion” became more … Continue reading “Kushnerism: Gaza Gentrification Means Palestinian Genocide”
Author: Mark Driscoll
Mark Driscoll is professor of East Asian and Global Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a member of the Social Text collective.
Mark Driscoll is professor of East Asian and Global Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a member of the Social Text collective.

