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PRECURBICA: Introducing the Team
In this article, SNF Eccellenza Prof. Dr. Jon Schubert from the field of Urban Studies offers an Insight into the research project “PRECURBICA” and introduces his team.
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Lecture by Rosa Ficeck: Post-Colonial Cities: Extractive urbanisms and climate justice
This public seminar aims to facilitate a multi-disciplinary discussion on how (urban) spaces that have been built on extractivist processes, and/or as spaces of (social) exclusion shape the experiences of urban dwellers today, and what the…
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Book Launch: What is Critical Urbanism?
Understanding and managing urban change in our global era demands a high degree of specialised and interdisciplinary knowledge. At the same time, city planners, architects, researchers, policymakers, and activists are deeply immersed in the…
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Lecture by Jane Mah Hutton: "Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movements"
Drawing from the book project, Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movements, this talk explores how the far-away, invisible landscapes where materials come from are related to the highly visible, urban landscapes where those same…
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The Time For Denial is Over: Transnational Restitution Movement
It is with great pleasure that we announce our first public event for the Fall 2022: “The Time for Denial is Over - Basel”, 30 September 2022, Mehrzweckraum, Kollegienhaus, 3-5 pm. Critical Urbanisms will host a round table discussion with…
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Critical Urbanisms: Public Events
This fall semester, the Critical Urbanisms public event series features public lectures, book launches, workshops, and round tables. The series will explore and debate the different dynamics that shape cities and how cities in turn impact…
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Welcome message to new students
Welcome message and important information for students starting in the Fall 2022
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Publication: "What Is Critical Urbanism? Urban Research as Pedagogy"
"What is Critical Urbanisms?" (Park Books, Zurich) is a collective book written and edited by Kenny Cupers, Sophie Oldfield, Manuel Herz, Laura Nkula-Wenz, Emilio Distretti, and Myriam Perret — all current or past faculty members of the…