Black in place : the spatial aesthetics of race in a post-Chocolate City /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Summers, Brandi Thompson (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Gentrification > Washington (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) > Race relations > Economic aspects. Washington (D.C.) > Social conditions > 21st century. H Street (Washington, D.C.) > Economic aspects. Aesthetics, Black > Economic aspects > Washington (D.C.) HISTORY > African American. Economics. Gentrification. Race relations > Economic aspects. Social conditions. Washington (D.C.) Washington (D.C.) > H Street. 2000-2099 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction : Black space matters
Capitol reinvestment : riot, renewal, and the rise of a black ghetto
Washington's Atlas District : inequality, cultural vibrancy, and the new regime of diversity
The changing face of a black space : cultural tourism and the spatialization of nostalgia
Consuming culture : authenticity, cuisine, and H Street's quality-of-life aesthetics
The corner : spatial aesthetics and black bodies in place
Conclusion : a Chocolate city is no dream.