Cedric Johnson
University of Illinois at Chicago
14 Papers
45 Citations
Cedric Johnson is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & Black Power. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 14 publications. Previous affiliations of Cedric Johnson include George Mason University.
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Papers
The Neoliberal Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, Late Capitalism, and the Remaking of New Orleans
Cedric Johnson
- 27 Sep 2011
TL;DR: This paper argued that pro-market reforms adversely shaped the preconditions of the hurricane, as well as the government's response, and concluded that neoliberal policies were the main reason for the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
The Urban Precariat, Neoliberalization, and the Soft Power of Humanitarian Design
TL;DR: The aims and character of the humanitarian design movement have been shaped by both the ethical demands of antiglobalization struggles and the rise of nongovernmental organizations as a principal means of social service-delivery in the Global South as mentioned in this paper.
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Gentrifying New Orleans: Thoughts on Race and the Movement of Capital
TL;DR: The authors examines contemporary discourses of race, gentrification, and demographic change in post-Katrina New Orleans and highlights the underlying class interests and broader urban processes that drive rent-intensification.
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James Boggs, the “Outsiders,” and the Challenge of Postindustrial Society
TL;DR: The American Revolution is the immediate subject of James Boggs's The American Revolution, which is the far-reaching transformation of American industry through automation and cybernetic command as mentioned in this paper.
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