Tamara VelasquezDIY Venues, Gentrification, and Urban Informality in Bushwick/RidgewoodBackground16 min read·Sep 22, 2023--1--1
Tamara VelasquezIs the ‘Laptop Class’ Really the Leading Cause of Global Gentrification?Recently, a piece on gentrification and digital nomadism in Mexico City was published in Compact Magazine by Germán Saucedo, which has been…5 min read·Mar 8, 2023----
Tamara VelasquezOn ‘Noisy’ NeighborhoodsBoehme defines the concept of urban atmosphere as “an attempt to identify something characteristic about a city” (Boehme, p. 46). Many…4 min read·Nov 7, 2022----
Tamara VelasquezNeoliberal Anti-politics, the Return of History, and the January 6th InsurrectionOver the past few weeks, more information has come out about the role of senior Trump Administration officials in the organization of the…7 min read·Jun 12, 2022----
Tamara VelasquezA Few Notes on the Gentrification of The Lower-East SideI moved out of my tiny central Brooklyn studio to the Lower East Side in December 2020, lured by the convenience of a cheap and massive (by…4 min read·May 31, 2022----
Tamara VelasquezMapping Gentrification in Mexico City UsiAs in many cities around the world, gentrification is a key issue in Mexico City. In recent years, the city has fallen prey to a…8 min read·Jan 22, 2022----
Tamara VelasquezThe Metaverse: Critical and Postmodernist ApproachesRecently, Facebook announced its transition from a social media company to investing in virtual reality. In an hour-long video, Mark…6 min read·Dec 7, 2021--1--1
Tamara VelasquezMapping Brooklyn’s Informal Transit System Using Open DataI. Informal Transit: An Overview13 min read·Jul 13, 2021----
Tamara VelasquezAutomatización de Procesos de Monitoreo y Evaluación: Lecciones AprendidasEn mi primer año del posgrado tomé dos clases de monitoreo y evaluación. Como profesionista dentro de la sociedad civil, considero…4 min read·Aug 28, 2020----
Tamara VelasquezROMA: A Guide for OutsidersThere is very little dialogue in Roma. This is a story told visually, through moving eyes, gestures, and facial expressions, and what is…8 min read·Dec 21, 2018--1--1