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Decolonize Hipsters

Few urban critters are more reviled than the hipster. They are notoriously difficult to define, and yet we know one when we see one. No wonder: they were among the global cultural phenomena that … 148 View
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Editor’s Preface

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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In the Preface, series editor Bhakti Shringarpure explains the series Decolonize That!: Handbooks for the Revolutionary Overthrow of Embedded Colonial Ideas and why hipsters would be the first … 8 $0.80 Add
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The Housing Crisis That Isn’t

From: The Tenant Class

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Ricardo introduces his argument that there is no "housing crisis" in Canada but instead a housing market that functions exactly how it was built to. He describes this book as being a … 12 $1.20 Add
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Introduction

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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In the Introduction, author Grégory Pierrot reflects on how his time in Portland inspired this book. The chapter provides a brief history of Portland and the state of Oregon, a brief … 13 $1.30 Add
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Domicide in the Liveable City

From: Resisting Eviction

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In this chapter, Crosby explores urban liveability and domicide, identifying liveability as an ideological discourse of urban improvement that is mobilized alongside gentrification efforts to … 11 $1.10 Add
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Look at That Fucking Hipster

Chapter 1

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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In Look at That Fucking Hipster, Pierrot provides a history of modern subcultures and where the hipster phenomenon arose from to its peak to its eventual decline post-2016. The chapter explores … 25 $2.50 Add
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But What about the Landlords

From: The Tenant Class

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In this chapter, Ricardo responds to the misconception that the current housing climate has put landlords in jeopardy. Ricardo examines the differences and similarities between private rental … 13 $1.30 Add
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From the Hip

Chapter 2

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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In From the Hip, Pierrot explores the etymology of the word ‘hip’ and how it has been used over the centuries, before delving deeper into the larger history of white hegemonic culture … 32 $3.20 Add
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Heron Gate and the Financialization of Rental Housing

From: Resisting Eviction

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Chapter 6 examines Heron Gate’s owner and landlord in more detail. Crosby takes a deep dive into the world of financialized real estate investment within a broader context of housing policy … 15 $1.50 Add
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Hips Don’t Lie

Chapter 4

From: Decolonize Hipsters

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In Hips Don’t Lie, Pierrot reflects on the present state of hipsterdom after the Black Lives Matter movement. Pierrot provides a call to action which must reflect on and move away from … 24 $2.40 Add
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Community Wellbeing: A Social Framework for Domicide

From: Resisting Eviction

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Chapter 9 continues a chronological trajectory documenting the wider struggle and events unfolding around the redevelopment proposal for the neighbourhood. Crosby provides a window into the … 27 $2.70 Add
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Human Rights and Racial Discrimination in Housing

From: Resisting Eviction

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This book concludes with a discussion of the human rights case initiated by Heron Gate tenants evicted in 2018 who are seeking a right to return. The potentially precedent-setting case before the … 7 $0.70 Add