‘A Literal Necessity to be Re‐Placed’: A Rejoinder to the Gentrification Debate

Tom Slater

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2008, vol. 32, issue 1, 212-223

Abstract: Abstract This rejoinder begins and ends with some remarks on the gentrification strategies taking place in post‐Katrina New Orleans, and responds to and builds on the commentaries by outlining, first, how the eviction of critical perspectives from gentrification research has continued, second, how displacement must be understood as multifaceted and contextual, and third, how urban researchers have become seduced by the rewards of claiming ‘policy relevance’. It concludes by offering some thoughts on the state of resistance to gentrification, and how much more research is needed not just on working‐class experiences of gentrification, but on how people fight for their right to place in the gentrifying city. Resumé Cette réponse débute et finit par quelques remarques sur les stratégies de la ‘gentrification’ qui opèrent à la Nouvelle‐Orléans depuis Katrina. Entre‐temps, elle réagit et ajoute aux commentaires en exposant, d'abord, comment se poursuit l'éviction des perspectives critiques de la recherche sur la ‘gentrification’, ensuite, comment il faut appréhender le déplacement comme présentant plusieurs facettes et dépendant du contexte et, pour finir, comment les chercheurs urbains ont cédé aux mérites de revendiquer une ‘pertinence politique’. En conclusion, elle propose plusieurs réflexions sur l'état de résistance à la ‘gentrification’ et sur le volume de recherches supplémentaires nécessaire, non seulement sur les expériences de la classe ouvrière, mais aussi sur la manière dont les gens luttent pour leur droit à une place dans une ville en cours de la ‘gentrification’.

Date: 2008
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