SeminarThe Gentrification of Black Communities in the United States

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OUTLINE

In American cities, the displacement of minority communities due to gentrification has become a major social issue. This seminar welcomes Dr. Themis Chronopoulos, whose research focuses on urban policy and Black communities in the United States. He will discuss the historical dynamics of gentrification and how Black communities have experienced gentrification in three urban areas with distinct historical contexts: Brooklyn, New York; New Orleans; and Washington, D.C. Following comments by Dr. Hiroshi Takei, the seminar will further explore the relationship between cities and minority communities in the era of gentrification.

SPEAKERS

Themis Chronopoulos: Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University. Ph.D. Urban Studies, African American Studies, Global Cities. The author of Spatial Regulation in New York City: From Urban Renewal to Zero Tolerance, (New York: Routledge, 2011) and co-editor of Urban America and the Police since World War II, Special Section of the Journal of Urban History 46(5) (2020): 951-1116 and After the Urban Crisis: New York and the Rise of Inequality, Special Section of the Journal of Urban History 43(6) (2017): 855-959.

Hiroshi Takei: Professor, Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University. Ph.D.
American History (Race Relation History, Urban History, Civil Rights Movement studies). A co-author of 『激動期のアメリカ：理論と現場から見たトランプ時代とその後』（山岸敬和・岩田仲弘編, 大学教育出版, 2022）.

DATE&TIME

16:00-18:00, January 22 (Thu), 2026

LANGUAGE

English (No interpretation)

VENUE

Shikokan SK214, Karasuma Campus, Doshisha University

ORGANIZER

Research group “Multicultural City and the Crisis of Cohabitation” under Global Mediterranean at Doishisha University

CONTACT

Fuminori MINAMIKAWA（Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University）
fminamik@mail.doshisha.ac.jp