Category: Past Events
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Oct 10, 2019 / Research Seminar # 3 / Superkilen: Exploring human-nonhuman relations
Superkilen is a much-lauded contemporary urban public space that has been widely photographed and the subject of public talks, articles, interviews, short films, books and awards, including the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016. -
Sep 12, 2019 / Research Seminar # 2 / Citizen-led Transport Justice
What does the generation of an alternative politics look like in the vexed arena of planning for future urban transport? The urban sociologist Mini Sheller (2018) in her new book Mobility Justice: The politics of movement in the age of extremes calls for the establishment of a new mobility commons.infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2019/09/12/sep-12-2019-research-seminar-2-citizen-led-transport-justice
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Aug 22 / PhD Workshop by Ananya Roy
While on a visit at the MSD, Ananya Roy conducted a workshop with the graduate students from UniMelb and RMIT.infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2019/08/22/aug-22-phd-workshop-by-ananya-roy
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Aug 20, 2019 / Public Lecture by Ananya Roy
This talk is concerned with the making of property. Thinking across the global North and global South, Ananya highlights how rights to property are established and contested.infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2019/08/20/public-lecture-by-ananya-roy
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Aug 8, 2019 / Research Seminar #1 / Contested Riverscapes in Jakarta
The Ciliwung River in Jakarta is lined in part with informal settlements that have become subject to intersecting desires to erase informality, control flooding and build a modern global city.infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2019/08/08/aug-8-2019-research-seminar-1-contested-riverscapes-in-jakarta
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May 15, 2019 / Urban Choreography: Lecture by Kim Dovey
During a visit to Dhaka, Kim Dovey gave a public lecture at the Institute of Architects, Bangladesh (with some spirited discussion about ‘livability for whom’).infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2019/05/15/urban-choreography-lecture-by-kim-dovey
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Dec 3, 2018 / InfUr- Annual Symposium
A symposium was held at MSD where InfUr- members presented ongoing research and shared insights. -
Sep 11, 2018 / Public Lecture by Mark Purcell
Mark Purcell is a Professor in the Department of Urban Design & Planning at the University of Washington where he studies cities, political theory, and democracy. He is the author of The Down-Deep Delight of Democracy (2013), and articles in various journals, including Urban Geography, Urban Studies, and Planning Theory.infur.msd.unimelb.edu.au/2018/09/11/public-lecture-by-mark-purcell
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