Date of Award
Fall 1-15-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Mary Roldán
Second Advisor
Manu Bhagavan
Academic Program Adviser
Jonathan Rosenberg
Abstract
This thesis examines the struggles of squatters and slum dwellers for housing prior to the 1973 coup in Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso, and surrounding areas, with a focus on the Frei era of the late 1960s. The work argues that severe urban overcrowding generated advocacy for housing during the rise of progressive and leftist politics in Chile. It also explores the dynamics of efforts to promote housing through the lens of the work of professionals in the fields of architecture and urban planning. It argues that Chilean professionals adopted modernist principals in the fields of architecture and planning when promoting urban housing. The thesis draws on Chilean state archives, as well as the special collections of architects and planners outside of Chile.
Recommended Citation
Norris, Nathan C., "Squatters, Shanties, and Technocratic Professionals: Urban Migration and Housing Shortages in Twentieth-Century Chile" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/250
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