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In this chapter Edelman explores exclusionary space and practices of embodied, social, and political erasure within cities across geopolitical landscapes. Specifically, Edelman focuses on how values associated with devalued subjectivities and bodies become codified features of urban displacement. This chapter explores both the theoretical basis and material implications of displacement and spatial exclusion. Specifically, Edelman discusses the impacts of exclusionary space and the ‘un-homing’ of gentrification-induced displacement for those that are viewed as ‘undesirable.’ Finally, through Edelman’s own work on ‘Prostitution Free Zones’ and trans community map-making in Washington, D.C., the chapter examines how communities of practice articulate and resist state-sanctioned erasure. When placed in broader social contexts, we can then understand exclusionary laws and policies as focused more on identifying bodies that are seen as out of space than as enactments of laws that are focused on space itself.
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Edelman, E.A. (2020). Street Technologies of Displacement: Disposable Bodies, Dispossessed Space. In: Adey, P., et al. The Handbook of Displacement. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47178-1_18
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