![]() ![]() ![]() in 2010 from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, he joined the Harvard Society of Fellows as a Junior Fellow. Matthew Desmond is a professor of sociology at Princeton University. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible. Based on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data, this masterful book transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem. ![]() But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers. UAlbany Downtown Campus Map Read the Changing the Conversation Recap ReportĮven in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. University at Albany, Page Hall, Albany, NY Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Matthew DesmondĮVICTED: Poverty and Profit in the American City Princeton University Sociology Professor Matthew Desmond will be giving an informative lecture and discussion on his award-winning book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City brought to you by the Changing the Conversation Committee: a community partnership of Catholic Charities, Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, Unity House of Troy, and the NYS Writers Institute.Ĭhanging the Conversation: Home is Where the Heart Is ![]()
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