Media portrayal of gentrification and redevelopment on Rainey Street in Austin, Texas (USA), 2000–2014

Moralization and classification struggles over gentrification and the hipster figure in austerity Britain

“…The relatively high prestige and distinction conferred to hipster culture (le Grand, 2020; Michael, 2015), and the fact that the Keery twins managed to position themselves as respectable, is likely to have contributed to the legitimation of the dominant narrative. The prevalence of classifications of the hipster figure as positive for economic development, can be related to recent studies which demonstrate that mainstream media frames tend to support growth agendas in urban districts (Gin & Taylor, 2010;Lavy et al, 2016). Moreover, heroic representations of the hipster entrepreneur can be linked to the influential notion in academic, policy and public discourse that the existence of a large "creative class" are fundamental drivers of economic growth and urban regeneration Florida (2002Florida ( /2012.…”

“…But dominant classifications still centered, like in the first episode, around the hipster, gentrification, and growth as largely beneficial for urban districts. Again, this can be linked to the prevalence of consensus frames around growth in media representations (Gin & Taylor, 2010;Lavy et al, 2016;Smith, 1996). Also, the processes and actors behind the negative effects of gentrification, although more visible compared with the first social reaction, were rarely acknowledged in media accounts.…”

“…In such public contestations, media representations play a significant role by framing how gentrification processes are perceived in society. Researchers have critiqued mainstream media for being biased toward the interests of elite or middle-class groupings, and promoting or encouraging development projects in gentrifying areas whilst down-playing or ignoring their potential negative consequences (Gin & Taylor, 2010;Lavy et al, 2016;Smith, 1996). Similarly, anti-gentrification movements may encounter critique or find it difficult to get media coverage for policy frames that counter elite interests (Gin & Taylor, 2010).…”

The “Souths” of the “Wests”. Southern critique and comparative housing studies in Southern Europe and USA

“…6 On the other side of the Atlantic, gentrification and touristification studies, which had long bypassed southern US cities (Yonto & Thill, 2020)-something especially surprising once we recall that the concept of "tourism gentrification" was created to make sense of urban change in New Orleans (Gotham, 2005)-have recently made a comeback (e.g. Lloyd, 2011;Lavy et al, 2016;De Oliver, 2016;Smiley et al, 2016;Yonto & Till, 6 The fact that the EU has actively pushed certain political and policy developments does not imply that national and local governments and elites have been passive "recipients" of the process: on the one hand, we have mentioned above that the liberalization and financialization of housing has a quite long history; and, on the other, national governments have often discursively used "European pressures" to justify their own political agendas (e.g. Moury & Standring, 2017).…”

Looking ‘for a fight rather than a cause’: (De)legitimization of resistance to gentrification in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

“…In public discourse, gentrification is now commonly positioned as a positive and desirable process that sees landscapes of decline 'revitalized' into vibrant urban neighbourhoods (e.g. Lavy et al, 2016). At the same time, many continue to recognize and resist the inequitable implications of gentrification (e.g.…”