A Stranger London
Gebäude 44, Hörsaal 6 in der Zschokkestraße
In this lecture on the 14th of May, I will examine constructions and representations of urban space, urban knowledge and urban participation in contemporary London urban fantasy.
Reimagining Culture-led
Urban Regeneration
Ringvorlesung
Reimagining Culture-led Urban Regeneration
Dr. Andrew Harris from the University College London
Culture and creativity have been central to theorizing and planning contemporary urban development in the twenty-first century. A significant component to this is the role of culture-led urban regeneration. This presentation will chart how practices and activities associated with creativity have become bound up in urban regeneration policies over the last three decades as well as flagging important limitations that have been identified in this increasing role for culture in shaping urban change. Examples will be drawn particularly from London and the UK, which has played a crucial role in an international spread of the creative city.
Evaluating how culture-led urban regeneration has been approached, understood and implemented, the presentation on the 18th of June will emphasise the need for greater interdisciplinary exchange and comparative learning in efforts at developing a more imaginative and progressive agenda for the role of culture in contemporary urban policy-making.
Die Veranstaltung ist Teil der Ringvorlesung Stadt. Kulturgetriebene Regeneration. Raum – Wissen – Partizipation, die wöchentlich immer dienstags vom 9. April bis 9. Juli 2024 von 17 bis 19 Uhr im Gebäude 44, Hörsaal 6 in der Zschokkestraße statt findet.
Bio-Note
Dr. Andrew Harris is an Associate Professor in Geography and Urban Studies at University College London, where he convenes the interdisciplinary Urban Studies MSc. His research, centered on London and Mumbai, develops critical perspectives on the role of art, creativity and culture in recent processes of urban restructuring, and on three-dimensional geographies of contemporary cities. He is Co-Director of the UCL Urban Laboratory and was a Visiting Fellow at LATTS in Paris in 2021/22.
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