Sam Johnson-Schlee

Abstract This article provides both a critical overview of London: Aspects of Change and an introduction to the special section, ‘Sixty Years of Change: Gentrification, Ruth Glass, and the Legacy of London: Aspects of Change’. Six decades after the publication of this important landmark in the study of London, the text continues to be known primarily for the word ‘gentrification’. This article sets out the case for the broader significance of the book; specifically, it argues that the diversity of approach and subject matter, although far from comprehensive, represents the challenge of accounting for London's complexity. The three articles in the special section demonstrate the value of continued innovation and exploration, both in the topics and methods deployed when writing about London. Looking back at this text is more than a historical curiosity, even though elements of it are long outdated, and it continues to act as an exemplar for the kind of intellectual work that might help us understand a complex city in order to better tackle the inequities at its heart.

We then have @snfschlee.bsky.social's introduction to the special section, 'Gentrification, Ruth Glass, and the Legacy of London: Aspects of Change (1964)': www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Why the UK’s heritage listing system needs an overhaul In a matrix of climate, housing and energy crises, managing Europe’s oldest housing stock grows ever more complex. What does protecting historic homes mean? And how do we balance responsibility for th...

"The best way to conserve historic buildings is to adapt them and keep them in use...the answer lies in seeing the historic built environment as a starting point for modernisation."

Hear hear! @snfschlee.bsky.social

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New writing about Trevor, Wittgenstein, & Thomas Bernhard. I’m really proud of this.

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Wagon Christ - Throbbing Pouch (Full Album) 1) 0:00 - Intro2) 0:22 - Reedin3) 5:05 - Down Under4) 13:21 - Phase Everyday5) 20:56 - Throbbing Pouch6) 26:20 - Rexcist7) 28:42 - Floot8) 35:51 - Intermissi...

Surprised to find this 1995 wagon Christ (Luke Vibert) album in my dad’s CDs but it’s good!

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Here is the playlist to go with the piece.

Sifting and Sorting 8: Man of The World On Cause of Death and Peter Green

New substack post about Peter Green and my dad’s post mortem.

But more appealing than that sounds

Only two sentences to be fair

Describing the charges, prosecutor Kathryn Selby said the "operating hub in this country for the offence of espionage" was the property of Mr Roussev. His home address was a now-closed seaside guesthouse in Great Yarmouth.

Sebald x Le Carre spy stories about this when?

God bless CanveyIsland.org

I love the internet.

Ok. So is it just the same here as the other place?

Might just follow no one. It’s peaceful here.