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Author Archive: Michiel de Lange

Michiel de Lange (1976) is an Assistant Professor in New Media Studies, Department of Media and Culture Studies, Utrecht University; co-founder of The Mobile City, a platform for the study of new media and urbanism; and works as a researcher in the field of (mobile) media, urban culture, identity and play.

“Queer in the City” Dossier Part 2 – Queer temporalities in the urban landscape: challenging normative time structures

This blogpost by Gustavo Rigon is part 2 of a four-part dossier on “Queer in the City”.  Queer temporalities in the urban landscape: challenging normative time structures Image: Pexels, “Man walking around”, 2024 In the urban, time seems hard to grasp, although perceived in multiple ways. Time is inscribed within cities rhythms, density, work culture,…

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“Queer in the City” Dossier Part 1 – Introduction

This blogpost by Gustavo Rigon is part 1 of a four-part dossier on “Queer in the City”.  Introduction Image: UCL, “Queering Urbanism: thinking climate change through queer time” lecture, 2023[1] Queer (being) in the city How can the city be observed through queer lenses? What bodies, subjectivities, epistemologies, and politics may we encounter from a…

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“Queer in the City” Dossier by Gustavo Rigon

As part of a research internship for the MA program in Arts, Culture and Society at Utrecht University, Gustavo Rigon wrote a dossier on the topic of Queer in the City. It is is published in parts on the [urban interfaces] blog. Enjoy reading! Part 1 Introduction  >> Part 2 Queer temporalities in the urban…

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