Month: February 2015

New Developments in London: Selling More Than Buildings? by Stefanie Lai

February 28, 2015

Coming from Hong Kong, advertising and publicity for property developments generically emphasizes the quality and luxuriousness of their buildings. However in London lately I have observed some hoardings and billboards that are a little left-field. In the past year I have collected a number of photos that are amusing, thought-provoking or even disturbing. The ‘White … More New Developments in London: Selling More Than Buildings? by Stefanie Lai

Book Launch. Video Methods : Social Science Research in Motion edited by Charlotte Bates

February 19, 2015

To celebrate the launch of Video Methods: Social Science Research in Motion edited by Charlotte Bates (Routledge 2015), Phillip Vannini will be talking about making Life Off Grid, a film about people who have chosen to build their lives around renewable energy, with beautiful, inspiring, and often challenging results. Date : Wednesday 25 March,4-6pm Place … More Book Launch. Video Methods : Social Science Research in Motion edited by Charlotte Bates

The Transformation of Urban Dynamics – A Conversation

February 12, 2015

Professor Caroline Knowles and Angelo Martins Junior hosted a conversation with Thais Brito at CUCR, Goldsmiths London. Thais is the Co-ordinador at the MESCLAS Research Group – (Memória, Espaço e Culturas) and at the Heritage Educational Program at the Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB -Brazil), where she is Professor at the department of Culture, Arts and … More The Transformation of Urban Dynamics – A Conversation

Research Seminar : Neighbourhoods as Arenas of Conflict in the Neoliberal City by Maria-Luisa Mendez

February 1, 2015

Date : Tuesday 3rd February Time : 3-5pm Location : Goldsmiths College, PSH 314 Dr Mendez will present a paper which will focus on middle class politics in areas that have been recently declared as “heritage neighbourhoods” in Chile. My argument in this paper is that, although these middle class residential politics involve strong institutional, … More Research Seminar : Neighbourhoods as Arenas of Conflict in the Neoliberal City by Maria-Luisa Mendez