Chloe E Taft
I am a scholar of twentieth- and twenty-first-century America, with a focus on the cultural, social, and political histories and experiences of urban development. My book, From Steel to Slots: Casino Capitalism in the Postindustrial City was published in 2016 by Harvard University Press. I earned ?my PhD in American Studies from Yale University in 2014.
My research, writing, and teaching have focused on urban history, postindustrial redevelopment, historic preservation, the built environment, and ethnographic approaches to understanding economic change and inequality. I am interested in how people use and have used local landscapes to make sense of global transitions and formulate expectations for community development.
I also have done freelance research, writing, and editing in the professional fields of urban planning, development, and design. Now I work in the Office of Foundation Relations at Northwestern University, helping connect faculty with private foundation funding.
Source: chloetaft.com
