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Call for papers - Dislocating Urban Studies: Rethinking Theory, Shifting Practice

Published: 23 September 2020

The Institute for Urban Research at Malmö University is organizing, in collaboration with the University of Helsinki, a workshop series titled 'Dislocating Urban Studies: Rethinking Theory, Shifting Practice'.

The series consists of four digital workshops that will take place in spring 2021. 

  • 18-19 February 2021A Non-Occidentalist West: Learning from Theories Outside the Canon 
  • 18-19 March 2021. Places “Off the Map”: Bringing to Light the Hidden Locations of Urbanisation 
  • 15-16 April 2021. Challenging Methodologies and Methods 
  • 17-18 May 2021. Revisiting the Concepts of Critical Urban Studies 

They welcome abstracts from early-career researchers: PhD students (post-fieldwork), postdocs, and recently appointed faculty members.  

Long abstract submission: 13 November 2020

More information can be found in this PDF and on this website.


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