Constructs of place: what makes cities tick?
What shapes a city’s identity? Who defines it? Is New York about individualism or community? Is Jerusalem about religion, conflict or cafés? This session looks at cities as diverse as these, plus Hong Kong, Berlin and Tel Aviv & at their DNA, and how it changes through migration, politics and globalisation. Rich evidence and critical thinking on city identities and urban evolution
Centred on The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age (reported in 22 January Observer piece on mega-cities), plus excellent research on Tel Aviv, its ideological foundations and layering on top of existing development.
Monday 20 February, 8.30pm, Kings Place, York Way, London N1 9AG
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