Hygienisation, Gentrification, and Urban Displacement in Brazil

Autor(es)

Garmany, Jeff ^[1] ; Richmond, Matthew A. ^{[2, 3]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Melbourne, Sch Social & Polit Sci, Melbourne, Vic - Australia

^[2] London Sch Econ, LACC, London - England

^[3] Univ Estadual Paulista, Grp Pesquisa Prod Espaco & Redefin Reg GasPERR, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: ANTIPODE; v. 52, n. 1, p. 124-144, JAN 2020.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

This article engages recent debates over gentrification and urban displacement in the global South. While researchers increasingly suggest that gentrification is becoming widespread in ``Southern{''} cities, others argue that such analyses overlook important differences in empirical context and privilege EuroAmerican theoretical frameworks. To respond to this debate, in this article, we outline the concept of higienizacao (hygienisation), arguing that it captures important contextual factors missed by gentrification. Hygienisation is a Brazilian term that describes a particular form of urban displacement, and is directly informed by legacies of colonialism, racial and class stigma, informality, and state violence. Our objective is to show how ``Southern{''} concepts like hygienisation help urban researchers gain better insight into processes of urban displacement, while also responding to recent calls to decentre and provincialise urban theory. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 15/50474-4 - Jeff Garmany | King's College London - Inglaterra
• Beneficiário: Gabriel de Santis Feltran
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Pesquisador Visitante - Internacional
• Processo FAPESP: 15/14480-0 - Subjectivity, boundaries and social reproduction at the urban periphery
• Beneficiário: Matthew Aaron Richmond
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado