SeminarThe Gentrification of Black Communities in the United States
Date and Time: 16:00-18:00, January 22 (Thursday) 2026
Venue: Shiko-kan SK214, Karasuma Campus, Doshisha University
Language: English
Speakers: Themis Chronopoulos, Hiroshi Takei
Organizer: Research group "Multicultural City and the Crisis of Cohabitation" under Global Mediterranean project
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OUTLINE
In American metropolitan cities, the displacement of minority communities due to downtown redevelopment and 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 how Black communities have experienced recent gentrification in three cities 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 (Routledge, 2010).
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