Gentrification, Orientation & Belonging: Mapping Gentrification in and of Queer Spaces in London
This thesis explores how urban renewal, and the subsequent gentrification implicit in this process, alters and affects queer experiences of spaces in twenty-first century London. First, the reasons queer people move to cities are discussed using Sara Ahmed’s term orientation.To highlight the socio-political importance of queer landmarks and locales, an investigation of Shoreditch, east London is u
