November 2015 - urbanstudiescircular@lists.qc.cuny.edu

[UrbanStudiesCircular] Nov 12 colloquium: The Political Economy of U.S. Immigration Enforcement
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences Presents Fall 2015 Colloquium Series November 12, 2015 5:30 PM Marlene Ramos, Sonia A. Sanchez, Eric Nava-Perez, Denise Romero "The Political Economy of U.S. Immigration Enforcement: Dominant Narratives, Counter-Narratives, & Resisting the Deportation Regime in New York City" Graduate Center, Room 6495| 365 Fifth Avenue

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Nov 13 discussion: Architecture and Conflict
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09 Nov '15

Discussion | Architecture and Conflict Friday, November 13, 2015 12:30 PM - 02:30 PM 20 Cooper Sq, Room 503 More info: https://ipk.nyu.edu/calendar/events/274-malkit-shoshan-architecture-and-con… The Institute for Public Knowledge<https://ipk.nyu.edu/> invites you to join us for a lunchtime presentation and dialogue with Malkit Shoshan<https://soa.syr.edu/live/profiles/336-malkit-shoshan>. An architect and critical scholar, Ms. Shoshan's work is focused on the relationships between architecture, politics, and human rights. She will present a talk on the theme of Architecture and Conflict, combining three major projects: The Atlas of Conflict: Israel-Palestine<http://www.atlasoftheconflict.com/Main.html>, a dynamic visual and topographical analysis of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and winner of the title "most beautiful book in the world"; Village<https://www.damianieditore.com/en-US/product/430>, an exploration of encounters between creative communities (artists, architects, and villagers) in the context of forced displacement; and Drones and Honeycombs<http://drones-honeycombs.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/background-project>, her new research on the architectures and landscapes of UN peacekeeping missions and their impacts on cities in which they occur. After the presentation we invite responses, questions, and conversation from those in attendance. Malkit Shoshan<https://soa.syr.edu/live/profiles/336-malkit-shoshan> is founder of the Amsterdam-based architectural think tank FAST (Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory), a PhD candidate at Delft University of Technology, and a visiting critic at Syracuse Architecture. Her work has been published inVolume, Abitare, Frame, Haaretz, The New York Times, and other publications. She has exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Netherlands Architecture Institute, Experimenta, Het Nieuwe Instituut, and the Istanbul Design Biennale.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Nov 16 screening: Infrastructure Aesthetics: The Films of Cynthia Hooper
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Infrastructure Aesthetics: The Films of Cynthia Hooper November 16, 2015 ? 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm 239 Greene Street, 8th Floor More info: http://urbandemos.nyu.edu/event/infrastructure-aesthetics-the-films-of-cynt… Cynthia Hooper's videos patiently examine landscapes of waste, water, energy, and agriculture, with careful attention to the political and environmental policies that reorder these environments. Her most recent exhibition, "A Negotiable Utopia: The Humboldt Bay Project," interprets the built environment of California's second largest estuary. Join us for a program of Hooper's short films, followed by a discussion with Hooper and artist William Lamson<http://www.williamlamson.com/>.* *Due to an unforeseen conflict, Mary Miss will not be able to attend. Films to be screened include: Exportadora de Sal (2007, 7 minutes, Baja California) The oddly mysterious and curiously appealing terrain of an enormous evaporative-based salt mine in Mexico. GEOTÉRMOELÉCTRICA: Cerro Prieto (2012, 5 minutes, Baja California) A two-channel video about the perceptual and metaphorical characteristics of a gigantic geothermal energy field in Baja California. The Humboldt Bay Project: POWER (2014, 10 min, California)Examines the power infrastructure of Humboldt Bay, including its recently-upgraded and formerly nuclear power plant, its electrical grid and natural gas infrastructure, as well as this region's principal renewable energy resources. The Humboldt Bay Project: WATER (2014, 10 min, California) Examines the natural and anthropogenic watersheds of Humboldt Bay, documenting the region's distinctive water infrastructure and water quality issues. The Humboldt Bay Project: SHORELINE (2014, 10 min, California) Inventories the more than one hundred miles of shoreline that encircles Humboldt Bay. ________________________________ Cynthia Hooper<http://www.cynthiahooper.com/> has worked with Tijuana's complex urban infrastructure, contested and politicized water issues along the U.S./Mexico border, as well as projects about California's Klamath and Ohio's Cuyahoga rivers. Recent work includes an investigation of the artificial wetlands of Mexico's Colorado River Delta, as well as the built environment of California's Humboldt Bay. Exhibitions include the Center for Land Use Interpretation in Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, the Centro Cultural Tijuana, and MASS MoCA, and recent publications include Arid: A Journal of Desert Art, Design and Ecology. Cynthia has also been awarded residencies at the Headlands Center for the Arts and the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, as well as grants from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts and the Gunk Foundation. She lives in Northern California. William Lamson<http://www.williamlamson.com/> was born in Arlington, Virginia. His video works often find him playfully and strenuously interacting with his environment (both in the natural world and in his studio). Lamson's work is included in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum (NYC), the Dallas Museum of Art (TX), the Houston Museum of Fine Arts (TX), and the Progressive Art Collection (Cleveland, OH), among others. Sponsored by the "Infrastructure Aesthetics" Series from the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at NYU and the Urban Democracy Lab

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Nov 9 conversation: Decolonizing Higher Education, with Suren Pillay and Juan Gonzalez
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

The Fire This Time: Decolonizing Higher Education, A Conversation with Suren Pillay and Juan Gonzalez November 9, 2015 ? 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm 20 Cooper Square, 5th Floor RSVP<https://nyu.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3UTx3lxuuexYwNn> More info: http://urbandemos.nyu.edu/event/the-fire-this-time-decolonizing-higher-educ… As South Africa grapples with a legacy of apartheid, twenty years later the question of its colonial past is being taken up more vociferously in the university. What might this legacy be; how do universities grapple with "decolonizing" knowledge; and what does location mean as a place from which to think the world? From the vantage point of the humanities and social sciences, Suren Pillay and Juan Gonzalez will discuss current predicaments in South African higher education, and examine the ways in which similar civil rights struggles in the United States might offer a transhistorical and global perspective. Suren Pillay is Associate Professor at the Center for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. There he leads a research platform of the flagship on Critical Thought in African Humanities- supported by the National Research Foundation of South Africa-focusing on issues of violence, citizenship and justice claims. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, as part of the Advanced Research Collaborative. He has an M.Phil, and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Columbia University. His research also focuses on the politics of knowledge in humanities and social sciences in Africa. Suren has been a visiting fellow at Jawarhalal Nehru University, India, the Makerere Institute for Social Research, Uganda, the Center for African Studies, Univ. of Cape Town, and the Center for Social Difference, Columbia University. He is a previous editor of the journal Social Dynamics, and writes a monthly column for Economic and Political Weekly online (EPW), and has published widely in the press. Juan González has been a staff columnist for New York's Daily News since 1987, and a co-host since 1996 of Democracy Now, a daily morning news show that airs on more than 1,200 community and public radio and television stations across the US and Latin America. His investigative reports on urban policy, the environment, race relations, the labor movement and US relations with Latin America have garnered numerous accolades, including two George Polk Awards for commentary and lifetime achievement awards from the National Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the National Council of La Raza. He is the author of four acclaimed books, including Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America, News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media and Fallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World Trade Center Collapse. One of the original founders of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), Gonzalez served as the group's president from 2002-2004 and was named to its Hall of Fame in 2008. Even before he entered journalism, Gonzalez distinguished himself as a leader of the Young Lords, a militant civil rights organization of the late 1960s, and later of the National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights. This semester, Prof. Gonzalez is the first Latino and first Puerto Rican ever to hold the prestigious Andrés Bello Chair in Latin American Culture and Civilization at the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center at New York University.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Jamie Peck speaks on Detroit and Neoliberalism
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Hunter College Faculty Seminar on Neoliberalism Funded by the Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences invites you to attend Jamie Peck's talk Framing Detroit: Technocratic Rule, Structural adjustment, Neoliberal Transformation On Friday, November 13, 2015, 4:00-5:30 pm Roosevelt House 304 47-49 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065 <https://www.google.com/maps/place/roosevelt+house/data=%214m2%213m1%211s0x0…>

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Right to the City study trip to Mexico and Cuba
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Forwarded from Tony Roshan Samara From: Tony Roshan Samara <tony(a)urbanhabitat.org<mailto:tony@urbanhabitat.org>> To: comurb_r21(a)email.rutgers.edu<mailto:comurb_r21@email.rutgers.edu> Subject: [Comurb_r21] Right to the City study trip to Mexico and Cuba Message-ID: <CAA2qKheV5VBa-HUgtp6bCBmLpkcy4Mn5eDkDPB-AGAWHx9bXZA(a)mail.gmail.com<mailto:CAA2qKheV5VBa-HUgtp6bCBmLpkcy4Mn5eDkDPB-AGAWHx9bXZA@mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Below is a message from the Right to the City Alliance about an accredited study trip for college and university students to Mexico and Cuba through the Autonomous University of Social Movements. Please pass along to anyone who may be interested. Tony *_________* *We are looking for professors and others who will recruit students to go! Please forward to all professors/students you know and add them here: http://bit.ly/1Q45DJb <http://bit.ly/1Q45DJb>*<http://bit.ly/1Q45DJb%3E*> The Autonomous University of Social Movements, an ally of Right To The City, has an amazing *accredited *study abroad program for students to go to Mexico and Cuba. Students politically and socially transform through interacting with social movements in those countries while studying political economy and more. It is a 13 week program. Students get 16 credits (1 semester long course). Any university can participate! We will tell you how. Learn more about the program here: <http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/ausmstudyabroad> http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/ausmstudyabroad Spring, Summer and Fall semesters available. *Join us for an Orientation Call for Interested Professors and RecruitersTues, Nov 10 at 3 et/2 ct/1 mt/12 pt*weblink: https://www.anymeeting.com/141-563-817 call-in #: 213 416 1560 code: 862 8300#

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Film screening: In Jackson Heights
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

IN JACKSON HEIGHTS 12:30 | 4:10 | 7:50 Wednesday, November 4 - Tuesday, November 17 Film Forum 209 West Houston St. (west of 6th Ave.) Tickets: $7.50 Member | $13.00 Regular http://filmforum.org/film/in-jackson-heights-film PRODUCED, DIRECTED AND EDITED BY FREDERICK WISEMAN In the course of his brilliant, nearly half-century career, Frederick Wiseman has tackled both great social institutions (a prison for the criminally insane, high school, military, police, juvenile court, the welfare system) and cultural ones (La Comédie Fran?aise, the Paris Opéra Ballet, American Ballet Theater, London's National Gallery). Here he profiles a community, Jackson Heights, one of New York's most diverse neighborhoods, with immigrants from Peru, Colombia, Mexico, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan (167 languages are spoken) -- as well as elderly residents of Jewish, Irish and Italian extraction. Under the elevated train, a hodge-podge of stores sell whole baby goats, saris, and Bollywood DVDs; they offer HIV testing, Tibetan food, and classes for would-be cabbies. Jackson Heights is home to an activist LGBT community, to recent survivors of terrifying border crossings, students of the Quran, and small shop-owners who mobilize against the Williamsburg-ization of the nabe. Wiseman embraces a community that revels in still being affordable, 20 minutes from "the city," and resolutely unhip. USA * 2015 * 190 MINS. * IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND ARABIC WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES A ZIPPORAH FILMS RELEASE N.B. To mark the opening of this, Wiseman's ninth film set in New York, the Museum of the Moving Image is presenting a series of seven of his NYC-related works (BALLET, CENTRAL PARK, HIGH SCHOOL II, HOSPITAL, MODEL, RACETRACK & WELFARE), running October 9 - November 7. Click here<http://www.movingimage.us/films/2015/10/09/detail/frederick-wisemans-new-yo…> for details.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Nov 5 colloquium: Police Power, Social Reproduction, and (Non) Reformist Reform
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences Presents Fall 2015 Colloquium Series November 5, 2015 5:30 PM Shaun Lin, Amanda Matles, Maegan Miller, Jonathan Walker - Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Graduate Center, CUNY "Police Power, Social Reproduction, and (Non) Reformist Reform" Graduate Center, Room 4102 | 365 Fifth Avenue

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Nov 13 workshop: Understanding Public-Private Partnerships: Governance, Urban Development, and Spatial Justice
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

Understanding Public-Private Partnerships: Governance, Urban Development, and Spatial Justice International Workshop Friday, November 13, 2015 9:00 - 12:30 CIRRUS | 4 Washington Square North, 2nd floor http://cirhus.as.nyu.edu/page/home This workshop explores and analyzes public-private partnerships in relation to spatial equity. As Cities have adopted the "entrepreneurial" turn (Harvey, 1989), many urban interventions initiated or encouraged by public authorities rely on the financial capacity as well as the know-how of both for-profit and not-for-profit private interests to (re)develop land. As Faranak Miratab puts it, they are presented as creating win-win situation (2004). In this context, public authorities have introduced a range of urban policies and legal tools to facilitate these partnerships. If in the United States these arrangements are rooted in long-standing urban practices, they are more recent in Europe. Through a comparative analysis of different case studies drawn from North America, New Zealand and Europe this workshop aims at dissecting the variegated ways in which public-private partnerships are constituted in different political, institutional and regulatory contexts and to examine how and to what end they restructure the public realm. Presentations will examine public-private partnerships that participate in the development of ostensibly public space, the creation of urban amenities as well as the formulation of urban design aesthetics and production of architectural quality. Speakers Phil Birge-Liberman, University of Connecticut "The Conservancy Park: Creating Environmental Amenities as an Urban Growth Strategy" Joel Cayford, University of Auckland "Planning for an Urban Commons in Waterfront Regeneration: Cases from Auckland and Wellington, New Zealand. Providing for power with Flyvbjerg's phronetic planning research and value-rational assessment methodology" Yvonne Franz, Austrian Academy of Sciences "Between acceleration of growth and austerity: Adaptation strategies in residential PPPs in Vienna" Sandra Guinand, CPCP, CUNY & Institute for health and social policy, Johns Hopkins Susana Schaller, City College of New York (CUNY) "Pop-ups - A new trigger to push up land value?" Perrine Michon, Lab'urba Paris-Est University "Public-private partnerships and urban governance : who holds the keys?" Volkmar Pamer, urban planner, City of Vienna "PPP - A dialogue for quality" Elizabeth Shermer, Loyola University Chicago "Partnership, Overlap, or Takeover? Historical Perspectives on Urban Public-Private Initiatives" Christian Stein, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main "Privacy in the making. The many-faced exclusivity of property-led downtown revitalization" Discussant Elliott Sclar, Professor of Urban Planning, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Professor of International Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Director, Center for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University. Sponsored by Metropolitics.org/Métropolitiques.eu - CPCP Graduate Center CUNY, CIRHUS CNRS-NYU. This event is free and open to the public.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Nov 6 panel discussion: Asian-Latino Coalition Building for a Just City
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

Asian-Latino Coalition Building for a Just City Friday November 6th, 2015 at 4:00pm-6:00pm CUNY Hunter College- Roosevelt House 47-49 E 65th St, New York, NY 10065 2nd Floor Seminar Room To RSVP, please email: MAANYSeminar(a)gmail.com This panel spotlights several ongoing anti-gentrification community mobilizations in New York City's immigrant neighborhoods. The panel presenters are community organizers and/or scholars of immigrant social movements. The panelists will discuss shared concerns among Asian and Latino immigrants, strategies for coalition building as well as the opportunities and challenges in mobilizing for a just city. Featured Speakers: Tania Mattos was born in La Paz, Bolivia in the 1983, and brought to Jackson Heights, Queens at the age of four. In 2013, Tania became a founder member of Queens Neighborhoods United, a broad-based anti-BID group of residents, small businesses, vendors and workers in Corona, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights fighting displacement and police abuse. Arturo Ignacio Sánchez is chairperson of the Newest New Yorkers Committee of Queens Community Board 3, visiting professor in the Graduate Program in Administration & Economics, Universidad Externado, Bogota, S.A. and teaches Urban Sociology at LaGuardia Community College. Amir Khafagy is currently a member of The People Power Movement and the President of The Urban Studies Club at Queens College. His main focus has been fighting for a free and democratically controlled CUNY and endingthe mass displacement of working class people of color because of gentrification. Jung Rae Jang- Born in South Korea, Jung Rae immigrated to the United States in 2005. He is a DREAMer who first got involved with the MinKwon Center in 2012. He is currently a community organizer at the MinKwon Center, working with tenants who face displacement as well as advocating for affordable housing in NYC. Event is sponsored by the CUNY Mapping of Asian Americans in New York (MAANY) Faculty Seminar

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