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May 29 2019 6-8pm Institute of Advanced Studies Forum Room G17 South Wing at University College LondonGower Street WC1E 6BT Discussant Simon Parker Tickets 10.00 5.00 concessions Book on Eventbrite https://tinyurl.com/y5t58aj5<https://eur04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fy5t58aj5&data=02%7C01%7C%7C7ee5d8da98974daad68308d6ce822afc%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636923455787513983&sdata=rMHKyN5G6ppilK2nGw88Nsrbu9YCdTajMQeLE0lvOag%3D&reserved=0> Much has been written about the ‘luxified skies’ sprouting up across London; ‘high-rise’, ‘super prime’ housing for new elites. Thus far less attention has been paid to what has been happening to subterranean London. As a corrective to this, this talk examines the extent of elite residential basement development across seven London boroughs between 2008 and 2017. We identify some 4,650 basements granted permission over the decade and classify each into one of (six and then) three different types: standard; large; and mega. We present a series of maps and tables detailing the locations and the amenities contained within each basement. This empirical material is contextualized by way of a discussion of form and functioning of what we conceptualize as the ‘plutocraticization’ of London following the 2008 global financial crash. Roger Burrows is Professor of Cities at Newcastle University. Prior to this he was a Pro-Warden for Interdisciplinary Development at Goldsmiths, University of London. He recently led a major ESRC funded project examining the impact of transnational uber-wealth on housing markets in central London. His most recent book is the co-authored The Predictive Postcode: The Geodemographic Classification of British Society (Sage, 2018). His current research is a critical examination of neo-reactionary urban imaginaries. cartoSimon Parker is co-director of the Centre for Urban Research at York University .He is the author of Cities, Politics and Power (Routledge 2010) and Urban Theory and the Urban Experience: Encountering the City ( Routledge second edition forthcoming 2015) . His current projects include a historical investigation of migration policy and politics in London (1880-to present) and a five volume edited collection for the Routledge Major Works reference series on Urban Theory: Critical Concepts. ************************************************************* * Anthropology-Matters Mailing List * http://www.anthropologymatters.com * * A postgraduate project comprising online journal, * * online discussions, teaching and research resources * * and international contacts directory. * * To join this list or to look at the archived previous * * messages visit: * * https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/Anthropology-Matters * * If you have ALREADY subscribed: to send a message to all * * those currently subscribed to the list,just send mail to: * * [log in to unmask] * * * * Enjoyed the mailing list? Why not join the new * * CONTACTS SECTION @ www.anthropologymatters.com * * an international directory of anthropology researchers * To unsubscribe please click here: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ANTHROPOLOGY-MATTERS&A=1 ***************************************************************