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Martin Wagner and the politics of capitalist urbanization

Mar 23, 2016

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in Arquitectura y crítica, Comunes, David Harvey, Espacio social, Espacio y política, Martin Wagner, Neil Brenner, Sin categoría, Urban politics, Urban Theory Lab, Urbanismo crítico

It’s been almost a month since I arrived in Cambridge to conduct a research on the work of Martin Wagner at Harvard during his appointment as a professor at the Graduate School of Design. Wagner —an engineer and planner, head of the planning office of Berlin in the second half of the 1920s— arrived here…

Fallece Doreen Massey

Mar 12, 2016

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in Doreen Massey, Espacio social, Espacio y política, Espacios Críticos, Revista Urban, Sin categoría

La última entrada de este blog estuvo dedicada a Doreen Massey y desgraciadamente debo romper el silencio de estas semanas con la muy triste noticia de su fallecimiento ayer a los 72 años. Una verdadera lástima y una pérdida tremenda, especialmente teniendo en cuenta que, al menos hasta hace poco, mostraba una energía envidiable y,…

Doreen Massey | Interview, documentary, and the work of translating theory

Jan 26, 2016

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in Doreen Massey, Espacio social, Espacio y política, Geografía crítica

I have come across these two rather strange videos of/by Doreen Massey: an interview with Rem Koolhaas and a documentary on Mexico City she herself presents. The first one was recorded in London’s Serpentine Gallery as part of the inaugural Interview Marathon—24 hours of conversations— in 2006. The interviewers and organizers were Koolhaas himself and…

Society and Space Editorial team changes

Jan 13, 2016

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in Sin categoría

EPD: Society and Space presents new editorial team — thrilled to join the board!

The Power of Ideas: a discussion with David Harvey

Jan 10, 2016

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in David Harvey, Escritura científica, Espacio y política, Marxism, Marxismo, Materialismo histórico-geográfico

Here is the video of the event held at the LSE last month, on the occasion of David Harvey’s honorary degree, including a conversation with Jane Willis, Murray Low and Michael Storper. Questions such ‘What makes and idea powerful?’ provide the space for an informal reflection on the role of research and theory and Harvey’s…

Especial CIUr 100 | Celebrando cien entregas de investigación urbanística

Jan 10, 2016

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in Comunes, Diseño urbano, DUyOT, Espacio público, Espacio social, Estudios urbanos / Urban Studies, Urbanismo crítico, Urbanismo España, Urbanismo sostenible, Urbanismo y sociedad

Se ha publicado el número 100 de Cuadernos de Investigación Urbanística. Aunque habitualmente CIUr lanza números monográficos con un sólo trabajo, en esta ocasión se trata de un especial de 150 páginas con 31 contribuciones de profesores del Departamento de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio de la UPM, en las que se exploran los campos…

Building Power | Free inaugural issue of ROAR collective’s magazine

Dec 22, 2015

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in Crisis, David Harvey, Derecho a la ciudad, Espacio social, Espacio y política, Marxismo, Materialismo histórico-geográfico, Politics

The ROAR Collective has launched a new website along with ROAR Magazine, a ‘quarterly journal of the radical imagination providing grassroots perspectives from the front-lines of the global struggle for real democracy.’ The inaugural issue, entitled ‘Building Power’, is available to download here. It includes contributions by John Holloway and Amador Fernández-Savater, and interviews with…

CfP: Urban Form: Past, Present and Perspectives

Dec 18, 2015

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in Call for papers, Urban design

Call for papers for a congress on urban morphology to be held in Toledo (Spain) in September 2016. More information here.

Professor of Geography / Urban Studies at Sciences Po | Call for Applications

Dec 18, 2015

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in Sin categoría

Sciences Po has published a call for applications for a position as professor of geography / urban studies. More information and contacts here. Job Description University professor position, with public employee status, in geography/urban studies. Other disciplines may be involved, such as, planning, anthropology, management, urbanism, economics sociology, political science… Research The field of interest…

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Society and Space Editorial team changes

Top ten Society and Space posts of 2015

The Power of Ideas: a discussion with David Harvey

CfP: Urban Form: Past, Present and Perspectives

Professor of Geography / Urban Studies at Sciences Po | Call for Applications