1. MELISSA FERNÁNDEZ ARRIGOITIA IS AN URBAN RESEARCHER AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, WHERE SHE INVESTIGATES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL ISSUES LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. WITH DEGREES IN SOCIOLOGY; GENDER AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; AND PHILOSOPHY, SHE IS INTERESTED IN THE IMPORTS OF GENDER, RACE, AND POSTCOLONIAL THEORIES TO URBAN AND CULTURAL STUDIES; AND IN THE LINKS BETWEEN HOUSING/HOME DISPLACEMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND ACTIVISM.