The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lushaba, Lwazi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Maita, Gianna | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-17T11:34:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-17T11:34:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2026-07-17T10:59:53Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | How does gentrification-related displacement alter one's sense of place? How have Woodstock residents' and evictees' senses of place been altered and how do those changes affect their lives? This minor dissertation delves into theories of place - place-making, place attachment, senses of place, and place-identity - and how those theories manifest in the gentrifying neighbourhood of Woodstock, Cape Town. Woodstock's environment, culture and character, as well as the phenomenologically identifiable effects of dispossession and displacement as results of gentrification, were explored through participant observation and unstructured interviews. Local news articles and qualitative data from NGOs were also analysed for a deeper understanding of residents' experiences in the neighbourhood and evictees' experiences of displacement. The dissertation begins by determining how Woodstock gentrified. It moves on to discuss what changes have been made to the identity of Woodstock as a place and the impact those changes have had on the experiences of people in Woodstock. It is concluded that black, coloured and working class residents - both those who are physically displaced and those who manage to remain despite the unaffordability of living in Woodstock - are being dispossessed of culture, relationships, support networks, and other experiences that were associated with their communities and livelihoods before gentrification began. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Maita, G. (2018). <i>The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43604 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Maita, Gianna. <i>"The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43604 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Maita, G. 2018. The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43604 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Maita, Gianna AB - How does gentrification-related displacement alter one's sense of place? How have Woodstock residents' and evictees' senses of place been altered and how do those changes affect their lives? This minor dissertation delves into theories of place - place-making, place attachment, senses of place, and place-identity - and how those theories manifest in the gentrifying neighbourhood of Woodstock, Cape Town. Woodstock's environment, culture and character, as well as the phenomenologically identifiable effects of dispossession and displacement as results of gentrification, were explored through participant observation and unstructured interviews. Local news articles and qualitative data from NGOs were also analysed for a deeper understanding of residents' experiences in the neighbourhood and evictees' experiences of displacement. The dissertation begins by determining how Woodstock gentrified. It moves on to discuss what changes have been made to the identity of Woodstock as a place and the impact those changes have had on the experiences of people in Woodstock. It is concluded that black, coloured and working class residents - both those who are physically displaced and those who manage to remain despite the unaffordability of living in Woodstock - are being dispossessed of culture, relationships, support networks, and other experiences that were associated with their communities and livelihoods before gentrification began. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Justice and Transformation LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town TI - The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43604 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43604 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Maita G. The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43604 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Political Studies | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Justice and Transformation | |
| dc.title | The experiential effects of gentrification: Changing senses of place in Woodstock, Cape Town | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | MPhil |