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
The “revolución bolivariana” has done little to improve the living conditions of slum dwellers. What they have done is destroy Continue reading
Caption for image above: “Manila is home to hundreds of slums. Smokey Tours visits the Baseco neighborhood, where informal settlers Continue reading
A few weeks ago I was made aware of a video circulating on Youtube created by an Oklahoma-based Cristian missionary group, Continue reading
Feature image: Jalousie, Petionville [Port-au-Prince, Haiti], source: Vernoique de Viguerie For this post, I want to bring your attention to Continue reading
AESTHETIZATIONS+GENTRIFICATION “Observers of the contemporary city have described the late capitalist urban condition as characterized by a trend toward the Continue reading
The upgrading of ‘slums’ in Latin American cities attracts the global eye. Although governments, planners and architects have long intervened Continue reading
As mentioned in a previous post, Santa Marta is the first favela to be “liberated” (2008) by the UPP (Unidade Continue reading