Primary Sources
After quite a few days of contemplation, I decided to switch my topic from researching the black arts movement to researching the effect of the gentrification happening around Temple’s campus on the local permanent residents. Although changing my research subject will set me back time-wise, I’m confident that my final project will be interesting.
The actual source
For my project, I’ll definitely rely on newspaper articles to trace back the timeline of gentrification around Temple, so the source I found for today is a newspaper article from The Philadelphia Inquirer from 2019 that deals with the topic of gentrification around Philly.
“March 21, 2019 (Page B5).” Philadelphia Inquirer (2010 – Recent), Mar 21, 2019. http://libproxy.temple.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.libproxy.temple.edu/newspapers/march-21-2019-page-b5/docview/2233134902/se-2?accountid=14270.
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Analysis using BCAB
B (Basic info) – This is an article talking about gentrification in Philadelphia and how it is displacing current permanent residents
C (Close Reading) – There is concrete data about the dramatic increase in average income in certain areas (like Fishtown) that show that gentrification is occurring, and fast. Lower-income residents in majority BIPOC communities are getting pushed out of their homes because of rising prices, and policymakers have to address this ASAP, because the systems in place right now to freeze real-estate taxes aren’t enough.
A (Archival Context) – The source is an article directly from The Philadelphia Inquirer, so it makes sense that it’s part of the archive of articles from that newspaper.
B (Broader Historical Context) – Gentrification isn’t a unique concept to Philadelphia, but Philly is a very clear and more extreme example of it. All across the nation, higher-income people are moving into cities at higher rates, and lower-income communities are being gentrified, pushing the people who already live there out.
That’s all for today, thanks for reading!