“This Blog is written by the first year students of the course in Urban Studies taught by Prof. Alessandro Petti at Honors College Al-Quds Bard University in Abu Dies (www.alqudsbard.org). The Blog engage in a critical reading of the contemporary space in Palestine. The urban space is explored with an interdisciplinary approach (architecture, urban design, sociology, anthropology, geography, literature, visual arts) aiming to uncover the way cities are a result of a complex interaction of social, political and economic forces. In particular students writes about how political conflicts are not only registered but also are operate through the transformation of the urban space. Particular attention is given to issues related to social and spatial justice. The blog archive a series of walks conceived as a form of spatial investigation and a critical dictionary about a fundamental terminology and concepts related to the Palestinian space.”INTRO TO URBAN STUDIES
“This Blog is written by the first year students of the course in Urban Studies taught by Prof. Alessandro Petti at Honors College Al-Quds Bard University in Abu Dies (www.alqudsbard.org). The Blog engage in a critical reading of the contemporary space in Palestine. The urban space is explored with an interdisciplinary approach (architecture, urban design, sociology, anthropology, geography, literature, visual arts) aiming to uncover the way cities are a result of a complex interaction of social, political and economic forces. In particular students writes about how political conflicts are not only registered but also are operate through the transformation of the urban space. Particular attention is given to issues related to social and spatial justice. The blog archive a series of walks conceived as a form of spatial investigation and a critical dictionary about a fundamental terminology and concepts related to the Palestinian space.”
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