CFP RGS-IBG 2014 Geographies of Forced Eviction: Dispossession, Violence, Insecurity
Geographies of Forced Eviction: Dispossession, Violence, Insecurity Call for Papers: Royal Geographical Society with IBG Annual Conference, London, 27-29 August 2014. Katherine Brickell, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of … Continue reading
Book Writing
“Wohnungslos muss nicht sein – zieht in leere Häuser ein!” “Krieg den Hütten, Paläste für alle!” “Lass kraake, lass knalle – Wir bleiben Alle!” -German squatter slogans (via Amantine, 2012) … Continue reading
Reclaiming the Precarious City
I’ve been so busy over the past couple of weeks with exam marking that I never got a chance to post details of a piece that I did for the … Continue reading
Open House 2013: Challenging the Housing Crisis
I can’t stress enough how urgent Open House 2013 actually is. In the words of the organisers: “Open House is a nine-day space that will bring together people facing the … Continue reading
Book on the History of Squatting in Berlin
I’ve just been offered a contract to write a spatial history of squatting in Berlin for the RGS-IBG Book Series. I’m very excited and look forward to finishing the manuscript. … Continue reading
Immaterial Labour isn’t Working
I’m really excited to be participating in Immaterial Labour isn’t Working (#ILIW13). #ILIW13 is a series of events, texts and other contributions that will bring together academics, artists and activists … Continue reading
On the Autonomous City: Video
In March 2012, I was lucky enough to speak at KTH in Stockholm as part of a seminar series on “City Axioms” organized by the Institute of Social Anthropology at … Continue reading
Judith Butler: “New Thoughts on Solidarity”
Via Stuart Elden at Progressive Geographies – a video of Judith Butler’s plenary address to the American Academy of Religion entitled “New Thoughts on Solidarity.” The address explores the recent … Continue reading
W.J.T. Mitchell on the “Arts of Occupation”
In a recent issue of Critical Inquiry, W.J.T. Mitchell examines the particular image (or imaginary) that, in his view, links the Occupy Movement to the Arab Spring. The article is … Continue reading
Urban Uprising/Re-imagining the City: CUNY, Nov. 30-Dec. 1
This looks like really fantastic – a CUNY conference that examines how we might come to think about and inhabit cities differently. Further details are available here.
Experimental Geographies 