Neo-Rural: Hype or Not?
06 Oct 2023 10:00 - 11:00 @ Room 1
With the COVID19 Pandemic highlighting the ongoing urban crises, the reverse flow of upper-middle-class migration from the city to rural areas has been accelerated, causing a shift in the understanding of rural and blurring the distinction between rural and urban areas. In doing so, does this migration result in rural gentrification as a consequence of upper-middle class’s romanticization of the rural and producing new settlement model? Or does it create a space of learning and co-production away from urban conflicts? In this session, we will approach the ever-evolving “new rural” in terms of whether it’s a “hype or not?” and discuss the implications of upper-middle-class migration on rural areas and the various transformations occurring in these areas from different perspectives.
