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Securing the Neoliberal City: Discourses of Creativity and Priority Neighborhoods in Toronto,Canada
Authors:Deborah Leslie  Mia Hunt
Affiliation:1. Department of Geography , University of Toronto , ON , Canada deborah.leslie@utoronto.ca;3. Department of Geography , Royal Holloway, University of London , London , UK
Abstract:This paper examines the convergence between the discourse of the creative city and the discourse on priority neighborhoods within urban policy imaginaries in Toronto, Canada. In particular, it examines the development of a number of arts programs targeted at low-income neighborhoods in the city. The twin objectives of these programs are to (a) foster creative and entrepreneurial subjectivities among “at-risk” youth, and (b) reduce the risk of violence that is presumed to be associated with youths living in poor neighborhoods. The paper analyzes how these two discourses are intertwined in a neoliberal politics devoted to enhancing regional quality-of-life competitiveness and to branding Toronto as an attractive creative-class destination. [Key words: creative city, poverty, low-income neighborhoods, neoliberalism, Toronto.]
Keywords:policy mobilities  policy mutation  Gulf Opportunity zone  Hurricane Katrina  Hurricane Rita  enterprise zones
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