03 May 2019
18:00
Center for African Studies Foyer, Rheinsprung 21
Manhattans & Martinis
"Manhattans & Martinis" is a meeting for discussion and exchange. A member of the African Studies community will provide an impulse for discussion of selected theoretical, methodological or technical concerns encountered in their current… 25 Apr 2019
18:30
Urban Studies, Alte Universität, Hörsaal 101, Rheinsprung 9/11
Gendered Space and Climate Resilience in Informal Settlements in Bangladesh
Lecture by Dr. Huraera Labeen Brac University, Bangladesh 15 Apr 2019
17:30
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
The Earth That Modernism Built
This lecture explores the roots of the modernist project - both heroic and tragic - to design the human by reshaping the environment, from the domestic sphere to the earth at large. It examines how statesmen, scientists, and designers… 03 Dec 2018
17:30
Kollegienhaus, Regenzzimmer 111
There is no More Land, there is Only Sand
Guest Lecturer: Milica Topalovic (ETH Zürich) 29 Nov 2018
14:15
Petersgraben 52, Seminarraum II, 2. Stock
Khanyisile Mbongwa, Unstable Grounds. Deconstructing Self: The Other in Public Space
Khanyisile Mbongwa is a Cape Town based independent curator and award winning artist and will present her work on Thursday, 29 November 2018 during our Research Studio. 29 Oct 2018
19:00
Kollegienhaus, Regenzzimmer 111
Citizen Participation in the Smart City: a Critical Approach
Guest Lecturer: Ginette Verstraete (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Professor of Comparative Arts and Media) 01 Oct 2018
Urbanism in Conflict: Cities, Conflict, and Contestation
Conflict is associated both with democratic politics and with hegemonic forms of violence. This seminar and lecture series will explore how antagonisms shape cities and citizenship, and how cities and citizenship are, in turn, shaped by… 01 Oct 2018
Kollegienhaus, Regenzzimmer 111
Violence by Design and Other Stories
Guest Lecturer: Michael Umewedimo (Collaborative Media Advocacy Project CMAP) 14 Sep 2018
17:00
Welcome Apéro
The Welcome Apéro for all students and faculty of Critical Urbanisms takes place on Friday, 14 September 2018 03 Sep 2018
African Cities
Before the start of the fall semester Sophie Oldfield and Laura Nkula-Wenz are teaching a block course called "African Cities" from 3 - 6 September 2018. The course explores critiques of African urban exceptionalism and engages with a…Quick Links
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