What does a city look like for and by women?"We live in the city of men. Our public spaces are not designed for female bodies." Intrigued? A city for and by women is the subject of the first Maak de Stad debate, organised by USI and Stadsform. Guests: Prof. Leslie Kern (author of Feminist City), Sabine Miedema (Kind & Samenleving), and Prof. Els De Vos (Faculty of Design Sciences, UAntwerpen). Moderator: Luce Beeckmans (Professor in Architecture and Urbanism related to Migration and Diversity at Ghent University). Follow the debate online on Thursday 19 November 2020 | |  |
Doc City: PushHousing prices in cities all over the world are rising. The incomes of its inhabitants are not doing so. The documentary PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord and an escalating crisis that affects us all. Stadsform will discuss the documentary and the Belgian housing market
via a livestream with: director Fredrik Gertten, Prof. Manuel Aalbers (author of 'The Financialization of Housing'), and Line Algoed (COSMOPOLIS & co-author of 'On Common Ground'). Moderator: Stijn Oosterlynck (USI). Get the link to the film + livestream on 24 November 2020 | |  |
USI seminar "Language, discourse & communication"In this USI seminar on Thursday 26 November 2020, Mieke Vandenbroucke will present part of her research demonstrating how linguistics can help to understand urban change and socio-economic dynamics. The emphasis however will be on exchanging ideas with other USI members, to open up the dialogue between linguistics and other disciplines. Exclusive seminar for USI members | |  |
Inequality and the City in the Low CountriesBruno Blondé had a 15-minute talk about the new book "Inequality and the City in the Low Countries (1200-2020)" in the Boekenmarathon. This book engages with the complex interplay between urbanisation and inequality. It questions whether the historic poly-nuclear and decentralised urban system of the Low Countries contributed to specific outcomes in social inequality. Listen to the interview (in Dutch) | |  |
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| | Kathleen Lotze (Department of Communication Studies, Visual and Digital Cultures Research Center) - "Antwerpen Kinemastad. A mixed-method investigation into film exhibition and experiences of cinemagoing in Antwerp (1945-1995) with a focus on the Rex cinema group". Register for the online event: mail to kathleen.lotze@uantwerpen.be
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| | | Sezen Kayhan Müldür (Department of Communication Science) - "Screen Production and Exhibition in Istanbul Under Urban Transformation". Register for the online event: mail to sezen.kayhanmuldur@uantwerpen.be |
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