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Cultural impact of housing displacement gentrification
Intermediate
Online
2 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome to the course
- Gentrification as displacement and un-making home
- Welcome to our community of learners
- Congratulations!
- Critical thinking about gentrification definitions
- Reflection
- Well done!
- Welcome back!
- Onto the next lesson
- "Not an exhaustive list"
- Introduction to formative assessment 1.2
- Congratulations message from Craig Gurney
Readings
- Acknowledgements
- An introduction to gentrification: what are we studying?
- Gentrification defined
- Displacement and un-homing
- Gentrification: A Typology
Practice Exercise
- What do you think gentrification means?
- Formative Assessment Quiz 1.1
- Formative Assessment Quiz 1.2
- Graded Test 1
Videos
- Week 2: introduction and overview
- Reflection on your learning to date
- Introduction and overview
- Tim Thomas on racial segregation and displacement.
- A note about learning, tests and feedback
- Congratulations message from Craig Gurney
Readings
- She's gotta have it. Spike Lee and mf-gentrification
- Production-side arguments
- Consumption, consumer culture and aesthetics
- Cultural aspects of displacement
- Social stratification, power and displacement
- State led gentrification
- Gentrification, race and social justice
Practice Exercise
- Formative Assessment Quiz 2.2
- Graded Test 2
Videos
- An introduction to our guest speakers
- What is you research interest in gentrification and technology?
- How do you define gentrification?
- Black Space Matters!: The intersection of race and class
- Why is gentrification a hot topic?
- Resistance to gentrification - technology matters!
- What is your research about?
- How do you define gentrification?
- How did you select the case study, and what motivates your research?
- What is your research about?
- How do you define gentrification?
- What is your research about?
- How do you define gentrification?
- Why are you doing your research in Kensington?
- Can you describe the urban displacement project, and tell us how it contributes to gentrification studies?
- What are the key research priorities of the urban displacement project?
- How do you define gentrification?
- What is your motivation for your research?
- What is your research about?
- How do you define gentrification?
- Why research Oakland?
- What is your personal motivation to research this topic?
- Key themes from the interviews
- Congratulations message from Craig Gurney
Readings
- Introduction to Eric Corbett
- Introduction to Amelia Thorpe
- Introduction to Alice Earley
- Introduction to Sharda Rozena
- Introduction to Tim Thomas
- Introduction to Alison Alkon
Practice Exercise
- Formative Assessment Quiz 3
- Graded Test 3
Videos
- Reflecting on what we've learned
- Craig Gurney's advice
- Alison Alkon's advice
- Eric Corbett's advice
- Alice Earley's advice
- Amelia Thorpe's advice
- Sharda Rozena's advice
- Tim Thomas' advice
- Virtual field trip
- What now? Some thoughts on next steps
- Farewell message from Craig Gurney
Readings
- Alternatives to Gentrification
- The Locke Street Riot, Hamilton, Ontario.
- Anti-gentrification mapping project.
- "Tenants rise up!" documentary: Fighting for Housing Justice in the Bay Area
- Studying Urban Studies at the University of Glasgow
- Feedback
Practice Exercise
- Formative Quiz 4
- Graded Test 4