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SUMMARY:Mapping urban spatial practices and cultures of dissent in Lahore 
 and London  - Nishat Awan\, University of Sheffield
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DESCRIPTION:What role do dissenting practices have in the making of urban 
 space? Using two diverse examples\, from London and Lahore\, I will focus 
 on the performativity of such practices and on the support structures requ
 ired to make them successful. In London\, the focus will be on the recent 
 Occupy movement\, and occupation itself as a mode of urban spatial protest
 . In Lahore\, the focus will be on the role of satire and mediatised modes
  of protest.\n\nDrawing on mapping work carried out by Masters students in
  Architecture at Sheffield University\, the analysis in London will focus 
 on the role of everyday practices in the day-to-day running of the St Paul
 s camp. The Occupy movement has brought occupation as a mode of protest to
  a wider audience and has shown how everyday practices of cooking\, sleepi
 ng and learning together can become powerful modes of action in urban spac
 e. \n\nIn the case of Lahore\, the focus will be on forms of political sat
 ire and how these manifest themselves in urban space. In a country that ha
 s been under colonial rule\, intermittent dictatorships\, and where curren
 tly public space is under constant threat\, the occupation of urban space 
 is not always an easy option. Instead\, the mode of protest is ventriloqui
 zed\, meaning that the medium through which dissent is articulated becomes
  increasingly important. Historically\, this has taken many forms\, for ex
 ample putli tamashae (travelling puppet shows)\, satirical television char
 acters such as Uncle Sargam\, and the important role that wall painting st
 ill plays in delivering political slogans and messages.\n\nDespite the ver
 y different forms of protest\, the talk will focus on the important role t
 hat urban space plays in hosting cultures of dissent.\n\n
LOCATION:Room SG2 of the Alison Richard Building\, 7 West Road\, CB39DT\, 
 Cambridge
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