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London Calling: Paul Gilroy, Dick Hebdige, and British Multiculturalism
Black man gotta lot a problems But they don’t mind throwing a brick White people go to school Where they teach you how to be thick White riot – I wanna riot White riot – a riot of my… more →
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Is Charlie LeDuff's Book the Final Word on Detroit and its Social Pathologies?
wrote 1 day ago: Abandoned apartment building in Detroit. I’ve blogged before about the city of Detroit, surely our c … more →
There she goes!
wrote 1 day ago: And I’m so insanely proud of her. Born four years after me, but graduating just one year behin … more →
Opportunity - Post-doc offered by the Urban Studies Foundation
wrote 4 days ago: Picture taken from http://www.urbanstudiesfoundation.org The Urban Studies Foundation, based in Glas … more →
Prometheus, Genesis and the Tower of Babel
wrote 6 days ago: This may seem random, but this paragraph caught my eye and reminded me of Bernard Beckett’s Ge … more →
rebel cities
wrote 1 week ago: today’s reading. “Cities have long been the pivotal sites of political revolutions, wher … more →
Building a Liveable Ottawa 2031
wrote 2 weeks ago: Building a Liveable Ottawa 2031 is a city-wide review of land use, transportation and infrastructure … more →
The secrets behind Dr. Radway's Sarsaparilla Resolvent by Beth Kephart
wrote 2 weeks ago: This week in North Philly Notes, Beth Kephart, provides a self-imposed interview, and tells the stor … more →
London Calling: Paul Gilroy, Dick Hebdige, and British Multiculturalism
wrote 2 weeks ago: Black man gotta lot a problems But they don’t mind throwing a brick White people go to school … more →
Georg Simmel On The Mechanical Monetization Of City Life
wrote 2 weeks ago: “Punctuality, calculability, exactness are forced upon life by the complexity and extension of … more →
The Filadelfia Story
wrote 2 months ago: In this blog entry, Sabrina Vourvoulias, the managing editor of Al Día, describes the stories that c … more →
Fascist Regime
wrote 2 months ago: As I was writing a paper last summer that looked at artist practices, it took a dark turn at the end … more →
The position of women in Brazil
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wrote 2 months ago: So I was asked to speak about the position of women in Brazilian society last week. The talk was to … more →
Roads: Some Facts
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wrote 2 months ago: Transport facilities on land, sea and air are indispensable for economic progress of a nation. Trans … more →
What's New in Urban Studies?
wrote 2 months ago: In this Urban Studies Update, we’re featuring a collection of research related to the Urban Af … more →
Hawkers in Mumbai City
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wrote 2 months ago: Since the late 1990’s several NGOs and residents associations have been actively promoting, with som … more →
Radical Listening and the People’s Microphony: A Conversation with Elana Mann
wrote 2 months ago: Members and collaborators of ARLA (Paula Cronan, Juliana Snapper, and Elana Mann) participating in a … more →
“Hitting the Road, Jack?”: The City on Wheels Phenomenon
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wrote 2 months ago: By Vincy Abraham Source: imageshack.us One of the most complex social and economic entities is the C … more →
Urban Biodiversity is Important in Modern Cities
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wrote 2 months ago: Vertical Urban Forest Cities are fast becoming our natural habitat. As of 2005, more people live in … more →
Celebrate International Women's Day with Wiley
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wrote 2 months ago: Join Wiley in celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8th 2013! This free compendium of thoug … more →
