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Paradigmatic Cities?
A two-day conference organised by the RGS-IBG Urban Geography Research Group
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November 2006
Scottish Trade Union Congress, Glasgow, Scotland
*** See attached (1) registration form; (2) conference flyer; and (3)
directions to venue ***
Please forward to any interested parties
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Urban studies has a long history of identifying particular cities as
emblematic of urbanism more generally. Through such processes certain
cities have emerged as 'obligatory points of passage' within the urban
studies literature: whether because apparently emblematic of particular
'urbanisms' (for example, Paris as the birthplace of urban modernism,
or Los Angeles as the eponymous 'post-metropolis') or of more specific
processes (for example, revanchism = New York, diversity = Toronto).
Such tendencies have come in for sustained critique in recent years.
Where some have launched what might be termed a 'thin critique'
(challenging the paradigmatic status of one city, only to substitute
that city for another), others have mounted a more serious challenge to
the identification of 'paradigmatic' cities per se. Yet despite these
critiques, tendencies remain in the urban studies literature to focus
disproportionately on a small number of cities, as well as to identify
newly paradigmatic places (witness the re-emergence of a 'Chicago
School' at this year?s AAG).
This two-day event aims to provide a forum for discussion and debate
around the epistemologies and politics of paradigmatic thinking in
urban studies, policy and practice.
To help foster discussion the event will be organised around a
combination of Key Note addresses, shorter position papers and group
discussion.
Confirmed Key Note Speakers include:
Juliet Davis, Canterbury School of Architecture
Rob Imrie, King's College, London
Donald McNeill, King's College, London
Jenny Robinson, Open University
Registration:
£50 (Postgraduate/unwaged: £10)
Those interested in participating should complete and mail the attached
registration form, with registration fee enclosed, to:
Urban Geography Research Group
C/O Jennie Middleton
Department of Geography
King's College London
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
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**Deadline for registration: 20 October 2006**
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Questions can be directed to any of the following:
Jennie Middleton, King's College London ([log in to unmask])
Jon May, Queen Mary, University of London ([log in to unmask])
Gesa Helms, University of Glasgow ([log in to unmask])
Scott Rodgers, King's College London ([log in to unmask])
Information and attachments can also be downloaded from:
http://www.urban-geography.org.uk
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