Siobhan Gregory
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736007 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siobhan Gregory |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siobhan |
| FAMILY NAME | Gregory |
| SIGNATURE | GREGORY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Authenticity and luxury branding in a renewing Detroit landscape
Emerging and establishing brands in Detroit regularly capitalize on the narrative of the city’s “comeback.” Many of these brands promote artisanal craftsmanship, nostalgia for an industrial past, and the repurposing of discarded materials as “authentic,” while others recast Detroit’s image as a place of subsistence and survival and as one of “grit” and “hustle.” Thus, the emerging image of a gentrifying Detroit is somewhat reliant on narratives o…
Introduction
In recent decades, the emergence of “return to the city” movements, led by private investment, have focused on redeveloping and redefining inner city neighborhoods. State support for privately init
Design Anthropology as Social Design Process
As professionally trained designers position their practices as central to social change, they bring with them efficiency in process, technical expertise, sophisticated aesthetic skills, and highly scripted narratives. In economically challenged cities like Detroit, creative professionals are hired to help transform neighborhoods that are described as abandoned, disorderly, and 'blighted'. Residents of these neighborhoods are increasingly asked t…
Detroit is a Blank Slate
This paper presents an investigation of metaphoric language in the contemporary discourse of Detroit's "renewal." News articles from local and national news sources from 2009-2011 provide evidence of critical and provocative metaphoric constructions found in the gentrification discourse of Detroit. As harbingers of gentrification, the discourse communities of artists and business entrepreneurs are the focus of this review. The author argues that …
Introduction
In recent decades, the emergence of “return to the city” movements, led by private investment, have focused on redeveloping and redefining inner city neighborhoods. State support for privately init
Detroit is a Blank Slate
This paper presents an investigation of metaphoric language in the contemporary discourse of Detroit's "renewal." News articles from local and national news sources from 2009-2011 provide evidence of critical and provocative metaphoric constructions found in the gentrification discourse of Detroit. As harbingers of gentrification, the discourse communities of artists and business entrepreneurs are the focus of this review. The author argues that …
Authenticity and luxury branding in a renewing Detroit landscape
Emerging and establishing brands in Detroit regularly capitalize on the narrative of the city’s “comeback.” Many of these brands promote artisanal craftsmanship, nostalgia for an industrial past, and the repurposing of discarded materials as “authentic,” while others recast Detroit’s image as a place of subsistence and survival and as one of “grit” and “hustle.” Thus, the emerging image of a gentrifying Detroit is somewhat reliant on narratives o…
Design Anthropology as Social Design Process
As professionally trained designers position their practices as central to social change, they bring with them efficiency in process, technical expertise, sophisticated aesthetic skills, and highly scripted narratives. In economically challenged cities like Detroit, creative professionals are hired to help transform neighborhoods that are described as abandoned, disorderly, and 'blighted'. Residents of these neighborhoods are increasingly asked t…
Detroit is a Blank Slate
This paper presents an investigation of metaphoric language in the contemporary discourse of Detroit's "renewal." News articles from local and national news sources from 2009-2011 provide evidence of critical and provocative metaphoric constructions found in the gentrification discourse of Detroit. As harbingers of gentrification, the discourse communities of artists and business entrepreneurs are the focus of this review. The author argues that …
Design Anthropology as Social Design Process
As professionally trained designers position their practices as central to social change, they bring with them efficiency in process, technical expertise, sophisticated aesthetic skills, and highly scripted narratives. In economically challenged cities like Detroit, creative professionals are hired to help transform neighborhoods that are described as abandoned, disorderly, and 'blighted'. Residents of these neighborhoods are increasingly asked t…
Authenticity and luxury branding in a renewing Detroit landscape
Emerging and establishing brands in Detroit regularly capitalize on the narrative of the city’s “comeback.” Many of these brands promote artisanal craftsmanship, nostalgia for an industrial past, and the repurposing of discarded materials as “authentic,” while others recast Detroit’s image as a place of subsistence and survival and as one of “grit” and “hustle.” Thus, the emerging image of a gentrifying Detroit is somewhat reliant on narratives o…
Introduction
In recent decades, the emergence of “return to the city” movements, led by private investment, have focused on redeveloping and redefining inner city neighborhoods. State support for privately init
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)