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Episode Synopsis
Series Title: The Rise of Resale
Brie BerryOverview of series: As secondhand markets boom across the United States and the globe, it's time to ask whether all of this growth is a good thing. Along with scholars and practitioners, we'll critically explore the rise of online resale markets, the social value of secondhand economies, the seeming decline of stigma, and the potential rise of gentrification.
Series Host: Dr. Brie Berry is an Assistant Professor of Environment & Sustainability at Ursinus College. Her teaching, research, and engaged work focus on building just and equitable circular economies.
Episode 1: Have they gentrified the poor folks’ store?
In this episode, Dr. Brie Berry, Dr. Cindy Isenhour, and Dr. Mora Reinka discuss the rise of resale economies in recent years and their collaborative research on stigma and gentrification in reuse markets. How is gentrification shaping secondhand economies, and is the growth of more sustainable consumption practices always a good thing?
Guests
Cindy Isenhour Mora Reinka
Dr. Cindy Isenhour is a Professor of Anthropology and Climate Change at the University of Maine where her research explores the cultural construction and contemporary reproduction of linear production-consumption-disposal systems and their associated effects on the environment and climate.
Dr. Mora Reinka is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ursinus College where she teaches and researches about the effects of stigma on our health and wellbeing.
Brie BerryOverview of series: As secondhand markets boom across the United States and the globe, it's time to ask whether all of this growth is a good thing. Along with scholars and practitioners, we'll critically explore the rise of online resale markets, the social value of secondhand economies, the seeming decline of stigma, and the potential rise of gentrification.
Series Host: Dr. Brie Berry is an Assistant Professor of Environment & Sustainability at Ursinus College. Her teaching, research, and engaged work focus on building just and equitable circular economies.
Episode 1: Have they gentrified the poor folks’ store?
In this episode, Dr. Brie Berry, Dr. Cindy Isenhour, and Dr. Mora Reinka discuss the rise of resale economies in recent years and their collaborative research on stigma and gentrification in reuse markets. How is gentrification shaping secondhand economies, and is the growth of more sustainable consumption practices always a good thing?
Guests
Cindy Isenhour Mora Reinka
Dr. Cindy Isenhour is a Professor of Anthropology and Climate Change at the University of Maine where her research explores the cultural construction and contemporary reproduction of linear production-consumption-disposal systems and their associated effects on the environment and climate.
Dr. Mora Reinka is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Ursinus College where she teaches and researches about the effects of stigma on our health and wellbeing.
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