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Scholarship on Atlanta: 2021 Round Up

ATL Studies Team·February 11, 2022
A collection of Atlanta-based scholarship that was published elsewhere in 2020. Read More
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Large Corporate Investors purchase thousands of Atlanta Single-Family Homes during the Pandemic

Elora Raymond·January 28, 2022
After a brief pause in Q2 of 2020, large corporate investors operating in Atlanta and elsewhere increased their purchases during the pandemic, and by summer of 2021, were purchasing homes nearly twice as quickly than in 2019. During this timeframe, large corporate buyers comprised 17% of all purchases of single family rentals, with purchases ramping up through 2021, such that these firms comprised 25% of all home purchases by Q2 of 2021. After the pandemic began, these large corporate investors increased purchases in places with high housing instability risk, and those hit hard by COVID19. Should their market share grow, and concerns continue with regard to eviction, maintenance, and rate hikes, finding ways to regulate these firms will remain an important policy concern. Read More
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ATL Studies Team·January 19, 2022
Call for proposals for the eighth annual Atlanta Studies symposium on May 26, 2021. Read More
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The Atlanta Way: Repression, Mediation, and Division of Black Resistance from 1906 to the 2020 George Floyd Uprising

Kayla Edgett and Sarah Abdelaziz·October 4, 2021
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was killed by a white police officer, triggering what may have been the largest mass movement in U.S. history with between 15 and 26 million Americans participating, forcing a reexamination of the urban governance strategy known as, "The Atlanta Way." Read More
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Inclusive Storytelling: Community Reaction to Immigrant Youth Experiences in Atlanta

Paul N. McDaniel, Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, and Lara Smith-Sitton·September 14, 2021
How do immigrant stories impact perceptions of immigrant experiences in a major-emerging immigrant gateway such as Atlanta? From 2016 to... Read More
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Analyzing the relationship between major public investments and neighborhood change in Atlanta

Josh Humphries and Kendra Taylor·August 12, 2021
Josh Humphries and Kendra Taylor of the Office of Housing and Community Development explore how to understand neighborhood change in Atlanta relative to public investment, design goals and demographics. Read More
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Black Women at the Fore: Perry Homes and the Transformation of Tenant Activism in 1960s Atlanta

Akira Drake Rodriguez·May 26, 2021
In this excerpt from her recent UGA press monograph Diverging Space for Deviants: The Politics of Atlanta's Public Housing, Akira Drake Rodriguez examines the role of Black women in tenant association activism and their pursuit for social and spatial justice. Read More
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Conversations with the Board – Daniel Horowitz García on Oral History, Archives, and Atlanta

Marni Davis·March 22, 2021
Marni Davis interviews new editorial board member, Daniel Horowitz García. Read More
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2021 Editor’s Statement

ATL Studies Team·March 15, 2021
Ben Miller, Executive Editor of Atlanta Studies, reflects on the journal as it enters its 10th year. Read More
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Scholarship on Atlanta: 2020 Round Up

ATL Studies Team·February 18, 2021
A collection of Atlanta-based scholarship that was published elsewhere in 2020. Read More
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CFP for Atlanta Studies Symposium 2021

ATL Studies Team·February 8, 2021
Call for proposals for the eighth annual Atlanta Studies symposium on May 26, 2021. Read More
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Bronze Hammer: Race and the Politics of Commemorating Henry Louis Aaron

Clif Stratton·February 2, 2021
Clif Stratton examines how race shaped Atlanta’s historical efforts to memorialize the accomplishments of the home run king, Henry Aaron. Read More
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