International
Conference on Urban Studies
"Realities,
Alternatives and Possibilities"
11 May,
2019 – London, UK
Organised
by: London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research
London,
Paris, New York, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Sydney, Shanghai, Dubai
are leading global hubs of finance and commerce, research and development,
education and media, art and culture, entertainment and tourism. They consist
of an intriguing and yet irresistible mixture of past and present, history and
commercialism, monuments and leisure culture. Contrasts and paradoxes present
these megacities as exceptional phenomena of artificiality and naturalness,
livelihood and unpredictability, whose horizontal and vertical mobility has
imposed an unmistakable tempo upon the course of the world and has shaped
particular physical and mental geographies.
The
conference will explore the singular nature of the symbols that represent the
world’s cosmopolitan metropoles. It will also focus on the fascination exerted
by these large urban areas and their complex character as unrivalled sites of
self-confidence and assertiveness, progress and sophistication.
The main
objective of the event is to bring together all those interested in examining
the intersections between their professions and/or interests and some distinct
aspects of metropolitan life, providing an integrated approach for the
understanding of the mechanisms that lie behind the undisputed global centres.
Topics
include but are not limited to several core issues:
- supercities and the self
- past, present and future
- travel and transport
- art and architecture
- crime and conflict
- historical, cultural and tourist landmarks
- multiculturalism and exclusiveness
- urban legends
- landscapes and cityscapes
- wisdom and humour
- media representations
Please
download Paper proposal form.
Registration
fee – 100 GBP
Provisional
conference venue: Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury,
London, WC1E 7HX
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