10 episodes
UCS Podcasts – urbanculturalstudies Benjamin Fraser
-
- Society & Culture
UCS Podcasts feature conversational interviews with scholars publishing on topics related to Urban Cultural Studies. Clocking in at around 15-20 minutes each, they are inspired by a recent publication in the field–usually an article in a specialist journal. Each interview strives to go beyond the article’s contents to address a general audience interested in urban scholarship.
-
UCS 011 Schifani on Junk, Sprawl and Horizontal Networks in Buenos Aires
UCS 011 Schifani on Junk, Sprawl and Horizontal Networks in Buenos Aires (24 Nov. 2014) Conversational interview inspired by scholar Allison Schifani’s article “Alternative Sprawls, Junkcities: Buenos Aires Libre and Horizontal Urban Epistemologies,” published in the Journal of Urban Cultural Studies (1.3, … Continue reading →
-
UCS 010 Feinberg on Theater, Labor and La Tabacalera in Madrid
UCS 010 Feinberg on Theater, Labor and La Tabacalera in Lavapiés, Madrid Conversational interview inspired by scholar Matt Feinberg’s article “From cigarreras to indignados: Spectacles of scale in the CSA La Tabacalera of Lavapiés, Madrid,” published in the International Journal of … Continue reading →
-
UCS 009 Klausen on Urban Geocaching in Copenhagen
UCS 009 Klausen on Urban Geocaching in Copenhagen (8 June 2014) Conversational interview inspired by scholar Maja Klausen’s article “Re-enchanting the city: Hybrid space, affect and playful performance in geocaching, a location-based mobile game,” published in the Journal of Urban Cultural … Continue reading →
-
UCS 008 Masterson-Algar on Ecuadorians in Madrid’s Retiro Park
UCS 008 Masterson-Algar on Ecuadorians in Madrid’s Retiro Park (8 October 2013) Conversational interview inspired by scholar Araceli Masterson-Algar’s article “Juggling Aesthetics and Surveillance in Paradise: Ecuadorians in Madrid’s Retiro Park,” published in the International Journal of Iberian Studies (26.1-2, 2013). … Continue reading →
-
UCS 007 Jefferson on Walcott’s Poetics of Caribbean Colonial Modernity (Castries / Port of Spain)
UCS 007 Jefferson on Walcott’s Poetics of Caribbean Colonial Modernity (Castries / Port of Spain) (15 September 2013) Conversational interview inspired by scholar Ben Jefferson’s article “New Jerusalems: Derek Walcott’s poetics of the Caribbean city,” published in the Journal of Urban … Continue reading →
-
006 – Madrid – Afinoguénova on Public Protests and the Prado Promenade 1760-1939 – Urban Cultural Studies Podcast
006 – Madrid – Afinoguénova on Public Protests and the Prado Promenade 1760-1939 – Urban Cultural Studies Podcasts (18 August 2013) Conversational interview inspired by scholar Eugenia Afinoguénova’s article “Liberty at the Merry-Go-Round: Leisure, Politics, and Municipal Authority on the Paseo … Continue reading →