Is Gentrification really inevitable? Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies dispels some of the most commonly held assumptions about the processes of gentrification that shape cities around the world. Join us for a conversation with Leslie Kern about the misconceptions and realities of gentrification in our city.

Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies (Verso, September 2022) posits that “gentrification is built on finding ways to take what others have created while simultaneously wiping away their presence, contributions, and history.” This book takes an intersectional approach to break down the narrative that gentrification is an unavoidable outcome for neighborhoods and outlines ways in which communities can fight against dispossession. Leslie Kern, author of Feminist City, is an associate professor of geography and environment and women’s and gender studies at Mount Allison University.

This OHNY Stacks talk will feature author Leslie Kern in dialogue with OHNY Board Vice President Saundra Thomas. Their conversation will unpack how we talk about gentrification and understand some of the underlying power structures that impact neighborhood change.

Purchase Gentrification Is Inevitable And Other Lies here.

Author Bio

Leslie Kern is an associate professor of geography and environment and director of women’s and gender studies at Mount Allison University in Canada. She is also the author of Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-made World and Sex and the Revitalized City: Gender, Condominium Development, and Urban Citizenship.

OHNY Stacks

OHNY Stacks is a series of book talks exploring the unknown, the unseen, and the unnoticed. Join us on Thursday evenings with authors of highly acclaimed books critical to understanding the past, present, and future of New York—as well as national trends or global issues that influence the shape, structure, and experience of cities and urban life today.

This event will be hosted live on Zoom. Guests will receive the link to the event content in your order confirmation email, and in a reminder email before the event starts. The event will be recorded and shared with all ticket holders.