Bryan Cheyette

Bryan Cheyette, Chair in Modern Literature and Culture at the University of Reading, delves into the multifaceted concept of the ghetto. He explains its hard and soft definitions, tracks its historical origins back to the Venetian Ghetto, and discusses its evolution through 20th-century events like Nazi-era ghettos. Cheyette also examines the cultural imagination surrounding urban segregation, especially in the African-American community, and advocates for structural changes to abolish ghettos and promote social justice.