[urban interfaces] research group at Utrecht University

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Diffracting Spaces and the Right to the Cities

– This article is part of the graduate seminar series The Right to the City 2018-2019 –  In the interesting work of reflection and analysis that is “The Right to the City”, David Harvey (2008) highlights the connections between society, capitalism and urban transformation. Harvey turns to Marx’s notion of surplus value, capital and production to…

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The Right to Public Musicking

– This article is part of the graduate seminar series The Right to the City 2018-2019 – It is difficult to explain to my German musician peers the idea that in Groningen one cannot simply perform music in the street. The idea that taking up sonic space is restricted, is well-understood: it’s an unwritten rule…

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Cities against Tech Giants

– This article is part of the graduate seminar series The Right to the City 2018-2019 – The recent debates concerning the big technology establishments within the major cities such as New York and Berlin caused a clash between big technology companies aiming to establish headquarters, business venues within the strategic locations of cities, and…

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