Date of Award
12-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
Sociology
Department
Sociology
Major Professor
Luft, Rachel E.
Second Advisor
Jenkins, Pamela J.
Third Advisor
Laska, Shirley
Abstract
Being a low-income person of color trying to survive in a society that subscribes to a colorblind ideology can be more than difficult, it can be impossible. This thesis seeks to examine the racial implications of the racial project of HOPE VI. To demonstrate that impact, I perform a Critical Discourse Analysis on the "The Final Report of the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing: A Report to the Congress and the Secretary of housing and Urban Development" and the United States Housing Act of 1937 as it was amended by the "Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998." I plan to demonstrate how removing race and racism from the national conversation only aids in furthering racial discrimination and inequality.
Recommended Citation
Patton, Erin, "HOPE VI: A Racial Project for a Colorblind Society" (2009). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1002.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1002
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