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What is all wrong about “Slum tourism”

The “revolución bolivariana” has done little to improve the living conditions of slum dwellers. What they have done is destroy Continue reading →

“Slumming”, slum tourism article

Caption for image above: “Manila is home to hundreds of slums. Smokey Tours visits the Baseco neighborhood, where informal settlers Continue reading →

‘Get your mission on’- AIDNOGRAPHY

A few weeks ago I was made aware of a video circulating on Youtube created by an Oklahoma-based Cristian missionary group, Continue reading →

Skins + Signs- retake

Feature image: Jalousie, Petionville [Port-au-Prince, Haiti], source: Vernoique de Viguerie For this post, I want to bring your attention to Continue reading →

Skins+Signs :: PART 2

AESTHETIZATIONS+GENTRIFICATION “Observers of the contemporary city have described the late capitalist urban condition as characterized by a trend toward the Continue reading →

FAVELA CHIC :: Aerial Cable Cars & Gondolas

The upgrading of ‘slums’ in Latin American cities attracts the global eye. Although governments, planners and architects have long intervened Continue reading →

“Liberated” Santa Marta

As mentioned in a previous post, Santa Marta is the first favela to be “liberated” (2008) by the UPP (Unidade Continue reading →

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