[urban interfaces] research group at Utrecht University

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.

The Magic City: [urban interfaces] graduate seminar 2021-2022 session #1

Session #1 From Technics to Magic – Tuesday 5 April 2022 15:00 – 17:00 To get the discussion going and collect input for brainstorm exercises, students are asked to send in advance one image of an urban artwork or situated performance, an everyday experience or encounter, etc. that represents “the magic city”. This will play…

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Seminar series 2021-2022 “The Magic City” fully booked!

Our yearly [urban interfaces] seminar series, organized as part of RMeS, is themed “The Magic City”. This year there is a lot of interest in the seminar, we’re fully booked with over 20 participants. Dates: 5 April 2022 (15:00 – 17:00), 26 April 2022 (15:00 – 17:00) and 10 May 2022 (14:00 – 17:00 with

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Book launch Critical Concepts for the Creative Humanities

The second online seminar session “Book launch Critical Concepts for the Creative Humanities (2022, Rowman & Littlefield International)” will take place on November 18th, from 15.00-17.00.   About the seminar This special seminar session functions as the local launch of Critical Concepts for the Creative Humanities, a dictionary of sorts co-authored by TiM-scholars Iris van der Tuin and Nanna Verhoeff.

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Playful Cities report of MAB20

The following report was written for the Playful City S.I.G., which is part of the Utrecht University-based Focus Area on Game Research:  The Media Architecture Biennale (MAB20) took place from June 24th – July 2nd 2021, and was organized by Utrecht University (UU) and the University of Applied Science in Amsterdam (AUAS). MAB20 was organized by…

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