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Distance and Cities: where do we stand?

Writing Cities Annual discussion


This panel discussion will examine the concept of distance when writing about cities. How does this concept remain relevant to urban disciplines? And how does it both inform and limit research on cities?

Gerald Frug is Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

Asher Ghertner is a lecturer in human geography at LSE.

Patrik Schumacher is partner at Zaha Hadid Architects and founding director at the AA Design Research Lab.

Richard Sennett is professor of sociology at the University of Cambridge, NYU and emeritus professor at LSE.

Fran Tonkiss is reader in sociology, and director of the Cities Programme at LSE.

Larry Vale is Ford Professor of Urban Design and Planning at MIT.

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Speaker(s):

Professor Gerald Frug | talks
Dr Asher Ghertner | talks
Patrik Schumacher | talks
Professor Richard Sennett | talks | www
Chair: Dr Fran Tonkiss | talks
Professor Larry Vale | talks

 

Date and Time:

19 May 2011 at 6:30 pm

Duration:

1 hour 30 minutes

 

Venue:

Sheikh Zayed Theatre
New Academic Building
London School of Economics and Political Science
London
WC2A 2AE


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Organised by:

London School of Economics & Political Science
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Tickets:

Free

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