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SUMMARY:The New Urban Question - Andy Merrifield\, University of Cambridge
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DESCRIPTION:Based on the forthcoming book of the same title\, the talk wil
 l trace the connections between radical urban theory and political activis
 m. From Haussmann’s use of urban planning to rid 19th-century Paris of r
 evolution to contemporary urban disaster-zones such as downtown Detroit\, 
 Merrifield reveals how the urban experience has been profoundly shaped by 
 class antagonism and been the battle-ground for conspiracies\, revolts and
  social eruptions. Going beyond the work of earlier urban theorists such a
 s Manuel Castells\, Merrifield identifies the new urban question that has 
 emerged and demands urgent attention\, as the city becomes a site of activ
 e plunder by capital and the setting for new forms of urban struggle\, fro
 m Occupy to the indignados.
LOCATION:Room SG2 of the Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, CB39DT\, 
 Cambridge
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