Sustainable & Subsistence Providing Spaces Regulated by Public Characters: An Anthropological Study of South Dallas Street Vendors

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Paper examines the ways in which “public characters” in South Dallas regulated the space in their regular gathering area, with a focus on the need for life-sustaining informal spaces.

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Oliver, Elisha 2009.

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Paper examines the ways in which “public characters” in South Dallas regulated the space in their regular gathering area, with a focus on the need for life-sustaining informal spaces.

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Abstract: Using participant observation, qualitative interviews, and mapping techniques, I examined the ways in which “public characters” in South Dallas regulated the space in their regular gathering area, a carwash at the corner of a busy intersection. Public characters are defined as individuals who are highly visible parts of the community and regulation refers to the ways in which space is controlled socially. In this case, the public characters were street vendors who made their living in the informal economy and lived, but without a home, near the space that they regulate. Subsisting via the informal economy is common; however, the regulation of this type of subsistence-generating mechanism has been a topic of great debate in the circles of those with power, specifically area representatives and city leaders. The street vendors themselves are concerned about the ways that the powerful may choose to regulate their lives. This research is influenced greatly by the theoretical concepts of Mitchell Duneier. The contribution to the discourse of the public character that I add focuses on the need for life-sustaining informal spaces.

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  • Volume: 6
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Oliver, Elisha. Sustainable & Subsistence Providing Spaces Regulated by Public Characters: An Anthropological Study of South Dallas Street Vendors, article, 2009; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633174/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .

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