2015
“We Need to Have a Meeting”: Public Housing Demolition and Collective Agency in Atlanta, Georgia
Keene DE. “We Need to Have a Meeting”: Public Housing Demolition and Collective Agency in Atlanta, Georgia. Housing Policy Debate 2015, 26: 210-230. PMID: 29321697, PMCID: PMC5758049, DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2015.1043837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic housing residentsTenant activismCivic engagementHousing residentsCollective agencyPublic housing demolitionPublic housing communitiesPublic housingHousing demolitionWidespread demolitionHousing communitiesLarge-scale relocationRelocated residentsCollective actionResidential instabilityImpact of demolitionDepth interviewsHousing qualityActivismCollective consequencesFrequent experiencesEngagementDemolitionCommunityAgencies
2013
“Everyone called me grandma”: Public housing demolition and relocation among older adults in Atlanta
Keene DE, Ruel E. “Everyone called me grandma”: Public housing demolition and relocation among older adults in Atlanta. Cities 2013, 35: 359-364. PMID: 24187415, PMCID: PMC3811152, DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2012.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic housingFormer public housing residentsPublic housing demolitionPublic housing residentsPublic housing projectsExperience of relocationPoverty deconcentrationPolitical dissatisfactionHousing demolitionHousing residentsRelocation narrativesHousing projectsProfound isolationNew homeHousingCommunityDemolitionRelocationSignificant bodySpecific concernsDeconcentrationExperienceKinshipPsychosocial benefitsSupport
2010
Race, class and the stigma of place: Moving to “opportunity” in Eastern Iowa
Keene DE, Padilla MB. Race, class and the stigma of place: Moving to “opportunity” in Eastern Iowa. Health & Place 2010, 16: 1216-1223. PMID: 20800532, PMCID: PMC2964645, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban neighborhoodsHigh-poverty urban neighborhoodsPublic housing demolitionContext of gentrificationSmall town communitiesLow-income African American menHousing demolitionDepth interviewsPervasive stigmatizationChicago NeighborhoodsNew destinationsTown communitiesStigmatizationAfrican American menNeighborhoodAmerican menEastern IowaRacePlaceGentrificationInterviewsWomenCommunityStigmaDemolition