Occupied houses, or the paradigm of the sum of illegalities in a low-income habitat in Buenos Aires during the 1990s
This article explores significant aspects of property occupations during the 1990s in the city of Buenos Aires. It focuses on the eviction methods used against low-income sectors living in these houses and the various illegal activities attributed to them. To shed light on these issues, I will draw...
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Instituto de Investigación de Vivienda y Hábitat
2023
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/ReViyCi/article/view/41729 |
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| Sumario: | This article explores significant aspects of property occupations during the 1990s in the city of Buenos Aires. It focuses on the eviction methods used against low-income sectors living in these houses and the various illegal activities attributed to them. To shed light on these issues, I will draw upon my decade-long ethnographic research conducted with house squatters in the Abasto neighborhood between 1993 and 2003. Throughout this period I had the privilege of witnessing firsthand the process of socio-urban renewal taking place in that area. I will argue that the stigmatization of different urban low-income sectors coincides with prevailing sentiments during a specific historical period. |
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