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Benedict Giamo
Benedict Giamo is an associate professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He has written several books on homelessness in the United States, including On the Bo...view moreBenedict Giamo is an associate professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He has written several books on homelessness in the United States, including On the Bowery, Beyond Homelessness, and The Homeless of Ironweed. His forthcoming book with the University of Notre Dame Press is entitled Homeless Come Home: An Advocate, the Riverbank, and Murder in Topeka, Kansas. He marvels at the wonders of gentrification, yet bemoans the fact that he cannot book a hotel room on the Bowery today for less than $400 per night. Things have changed.view less