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Spring 2010 Schedule

Austin wrote 16 hours ago: Yay, it finally kinda came together. Not the worst schedule I’ve ever had! And I’ll actu … more →

Tags: College, spanish, Volunteering, Schedule, ETSU

The Rational Element to White Nationalist Discourse18 comments

Robert Lindsay wrote 2 days ago: In the comments section, tulio notes that White Nationalists are not necessarily irrational. I agree … more →

Tags: Political Science, race/ethnicity, Fascism, Sociology, racism, white nationalism, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics

The sacking of cities

urbanphile wrote 2 days ago: Jane Jacobs, the extraordinary writer about urban life and form, makes this incisive statement in he … more →

Jeudi à Paris!

Marie wrote 5 days ago: 5am: alarm // 5:45am: Hilton Olympia Hotel lobby // 6am: private transfer // 6:30am: St. Pancras Int … more →

Tags: Madre's Visit, Baguettes, beauty and the beast, Continental Europe, countryside, eiffel tower, euros, eurostar, France

Global City as a Matrix world: The turmoil of metropolitan life1 comment

shivarao channapattan wrote 1 week ago: My experience of “The Global City” (Saskia, Sassen, 1991) and the inspirational science-fiction film … more →

Tags: Modernity

Just for Fun: Urban Studies Class Remakes 'Modern Times'1 comment

Eric Blackstock wrote 1 week ago: My “Urban Studies in Film” class was divided into groups over a month ago with the assig … more →

Tags: Short Film, VCU, YouTube, film, Modern Times, trailer

alt.space

XY wrote 2 weeks ago: alt.space The alt.SPACE Network of Artist Research Groups In face of the increasing commodification … more →

Tags: Europe, Research Program, Independent, Arts, Network, Artist, Social, a, Research

In Memoriam?

Anjie wrote 3 weeks ago: Today I: dressed as if I was planning to go to a funeral and did not realize I had dressed so until … more →

Tags: College, Friends, Family, Fashion, Major, Society

Talkin' Shit4 comments

charlenecroft wrote 3 weeks ago: We humans are clever animals.  We have figured out all kinds of ways to make our lives convenient an … more →

Tags: GPNs, Halifax, Bio solids, city planning, Community, HRM, NDP, Nova Scotia, rural vs. urban

John Nolen and Mariemont

jnickras wrote 1 month ago: Rogers, Millard F. John Nolen and Mariemont: Building a New Town in Ohio. Baltimore; The Johns Hopki … more →

Tags: Cincinnati

From "Blighted" to Historic"3 comments

joshmccabe wrote 1 month ago: That’s the title of an interesting new paper from Leland Seito in Urban Affair Review. Here … more →

Tags: Race Relations, Public Choice

Productive Pleasure

Marie wrote 1 month ago: October Break got off to a great start!  I decided to do some research for my London: City as Materi … more →

Tags: London: City as Material, flanerie, Courses, Museums, October Break, Mike Zipp, Covent Garden, London Transport Museum, Taylor Self

We Don't Need No Stinkin' Surveys

joshmccabe wrote 1 month ago: Philip Kasinitz gave the Lewis Mumford memorial lecture at Albany today. One of the main themes of h … more →

Tags: grad school, Ethnography

Satellite images to map Development of Lucknow

Rashid Faridi wrote 1 month ago: To ensure perfection in drafting the city’s development plan, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA … more →

Tags: GIS, India, map making, Remote Sensing 101, satellites

The Commons2 comments

joshua j. kurz wrote 1 month ago: I’m part of an architecture class at OSU studying public space in Columbus and, eventually, Ro … more →

Tags: Theory, Academia, Politics, Agamben, Space, Public Space, commons, The Commons, Architecture

Triple Typhoons = Thrice the Whammy?

wishfulanthony wrote 1 month ago: In the past week, and up to now, two typhoons have hit the Philippines, with a third strong one comi … more →

Tags: Advocacy, change, Charity, City College of San Francisco, city planning, do something, Education, ONDOY, pepeng

Police In Framington Ma withdraw from ICE Immigration Program meanwhile Luis Cervantes,illegal hispanic tries to murder girlfriend2 comments

stoptheinvasionoforegon wrote 1 month ago: gotta love the black humor here; on the front page next to this article is one where an illegal … more →

Tags: ICE kicked out of MA by police, Police In Framington Ma withdraw from ICE Immigration P, a local leader in the Brazilian community, Americas, Blacks, Crime, Criminology, Evil, Lt. Paul Shastany

Derrion Albert Beating Death Video14 comments

Robert Lindsay wrote 1 month ago: The video has been removed following discussions with WordPress staff. Try here instead. This video … more →

Tags: race/ethnicity, Crime, USA, Blacks, Whites, Evil, Americas, Midwest, Criminology

Urban Assemblages

PE wrote 1 month ago: A new book edited by Ignacio Farías and Thomas Bender (2009): Urban Assemblages: How Actor-Network T … more →

Tags: Actor Network Theory, Books, social theory, Sociology, Ignacio Farías, Routledge, Thomas Bender


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