Book Launch: Spatializing Culture by Setha Low & Quantification by Sally Merry
The Graduate Center, CUNY, Skylight Room 365 5th Av., New york, NY, United States(more information soon) Book Launch Celebrating innovative new work in Anthropology: Spatializing Culture, by Setha Low (CUNY Graduate Center) Quantification, by Sally Merry (New York University) In conversation with: Emily Martin (New York University) Katherine Verdery (CUNY Graduate Center) 5pm-6pm: Discussion @ Skylight Room (9th Floor) 6pm - 7pm: Reception @ Room 6304.01
The Public and Publics Conference
The Graduate Center, CUNY, Segal Auditorium 365 5th Av., New york, NY, United StatesHow have scholars, activists, and artists apprehended their position in public life and their belonging in a collective? How can we make sense of the designation of public, as opposed to private, spaces, both literal and figurative? Through a series of moderated panels and a keynote lecture by the geographer Don Mitchell, this interdisciplinary, day-long conference explores the concept of the […]
Urban Agriculture in NYC: Social Justice, Disparities and Gentrification
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesAs part of her fieldwork in community gardens in East Harlem threatened by the affordable housing plan, PSRG member, Chantal Gailloux, Ph.D. student in Anthropology at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), invites 4 speakers to discuss NYC community gardens' political practices, propriety relations, and contribution to gentrification and racial disparities. Benjamin Shepard will present community gardens as sources for sustainable urbanism […]
Venice Architecture Biennale
Erin Lilli, Troy Simpson and Setha Low attended an all day conference on public space and design education at the Venice Biennale September 22-23, 2018. Setha Low spoke about interdisciplinary training and education at the Graduate Center in the social sciences and design. Erin Lilli presented on piloting the TESS method in Crown Heights’ Brower Park and Troy Simpson presented […]
UN Habitat Expert Meeting
Stockholm, Sweden , SwedenSetha Low participated in the UN Habitat expert meeting on Citywide Strategies for Public Space Planning that was held in at the Ax:son Foundation retreat center in Sweden. A tour of the newest developments of public space sites in Stockholm followed the formal meeting.
PSRG New York City Network Meeting
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesThe PSRG organized a seminar of New York City Public Space researchers to discuss Healthy Inclusive Places, the latest report launched by the Gehl Institute. Jennifer Gardner of Gehl presented their findings that lead to a lively discussion. PSRG Flier_10 30 2018
Supporting Inclusive Public Space for Informal Workers: A Toolkit Launch by Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO)
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join the PSRG for the launch of WIEGO’s new Supporting Inclusive Public Space for Informal Workers: Toolkit for Local Authorities . The Toolkit explores inclusive approaches to managing public space that considers the livelihood activities and needs of the urban informal work force. Join us in person at The Graduate Center, CUNY (Rm 6304.01) or remotely, by registering for […]
Panel discussion of The Routledge Handbook of Anthropology and the City (edited by Setha Low)
CUNY Graduate Center, Science Center 4102 365 5th Ave., New York, United StatesProf. Setha Low will chair a panel discussion on engaged urbanism, with Jeff Maskovsky, Aseel Sawalha (Fordham), and Tom Looser (NYU) speaking on their contributions to the book. Followed by a reception in Rm. 4304
NYC Public Space Networking Meeting : Center for Active Design Presents the Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines
The Graduate Center, CUNY. Room 6304.01 365 fifth street, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join the Center for Active Design to discuss the Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines, a ground-breaking playbook for creating well-designed and well-maintained public spaces as a force for building trust and healing divisions in local communities. The Assembly Guidelines capture the culmination of four years of research and collaboration—with input from 200+ studies, 50+ cities, and 70+ expert advisors— to provide evidence-based design and maintenance strategies for shaping places […]
RISING URBANISTS: REFRAMING THE URBAN FOREST
Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture 141 Convent Avenue, New York, United StatesCCNY ASLA Student Chapter invites you to join us on Saturday, March 30th for the third annual interdisciplinary Rising Urbanists Conference. This year we will be (re)imagining the potential for urban forestry to address social and environmental justice issues within our cities. This conference is a groundbreaking forum for the next generation of urbanist thinkers to organize around long-term green […]
