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Power Systems: Conversations with David Barsamian on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire

Associate Professor Felicity Atekpe presents ‘Power Systems: Conversations with David Barsamian on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire’ by Noam Chomsky who is exploring the most immediate and urgent concerns facing humanity

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Rituals of Resistance: Narratives of critical inhabitation

Arinjoy Sen's project addresses the contested inhabitation of fragile ecosystems in the Sundarbans, situated in the borderlands of Bangladesh and India

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Online lecture: Decolonial and Restorative Policy in the rise of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI)

In this online Inclusive Spaces event Nai Lee Kalema and Felicity Atekpe explore the importance of decolonial, intersectional, and other social justice frameworks in the rise of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI).

Radical Pedagogies

"Radical Pedagogies" by Beatriz Colomina, Ignacio Gonzalez Galan, Evangelos Kotsioris, and Anna-Maria Meister, published in 2022, explores the transformative experiments in architectural education following World War II.

Women in Place: The politics of Gender Segregation in Iran

Dr Azadeh Mashayekhi presents the book ‘Women in Place_The politics of Gender Segregation in Iran’ by Nazanin Sharhrokni which highlights the built environment role in reinforcing political views.

LGBTQ+ nightlife in London

Initiated in 2016 by Dr Ben Campkin and Lo Marshall, in collaboration with community groups the Raze Collective and the Queer Spaces Network, this research project focuses on nightlife spaces important to London's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) communities since 1986.

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Architecture Without Architects

Dr Kwame Addae-Dappah presents in “Architecture Without Architects: A Short Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture”, Bernard Rudofsky steps outside the narrowly defined discipline that has governed our sense of architectural history and discusses the art of building as a universal phenomenon.

The Landscape Urbanism Reader

"The Landscape Urbanism Reader" by Charles Waldheim, an influential figure in the field, presents a comprehensive collection of essays that define and explore the emerging discipline of landscape urbanism.

Accelerating Islamophobia and emerging ‘Mosquephobia’

Professor Ali Alraouf and Sara Motwani talk about how mosques intersect with issues of Islamophobia and diversity in the built environment.

The Crumple and the Scrape: Two Genderqueer Textiles

The Crumple and the Scrape: Two Genderqueer textiles is a lecture by UC Berley College of Environmental Design’s Lucas Crawford, presented by Lo Marshall, looking at the role texture plays in gender and sexuality.

The Source of Self‑Regard

Associate Professor Sara Shafiei shares recordings and writings of Toni Morrison, the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature recipient.

An Architecture between Cultures: The Highland’s Council

Isaac Nanabeyin Simpson looks at the dominant history that has always been the British gaze mapped onto the African landscape.

Just Space community-led recovery plan for London

In order to create a future that differs from the past, sixty diverse London groups have worked together to construct a post-pandemic recovery plan. Students at Bartlett have played a key role in encouraging this process and are now supporting its execution.

Whose Right to the Smart City: AHRC International Network 2016-2018

Ava Fatah Gen Schieck introduces 'Whose Right to the (Smart) City?,' a network of interdisciplinary academics and stakeholders that critically examine the use of ICTs by marginalised populations around the world.

blaxTARLINES

Lecturer Albert Brenchat Aguilar shares blaxTARLINES by Kumasi Kwaku Boafo Kissiedu and Ruth Simbao

Finding Artefacts

Giles Nartey investigates how the reading of a city and ways to disguise architecture and communities to help preserve them.

Feminist Futures of Spatial Practice: Materialism, Activism, Dialogues, Pedagogies, Projections.

"Feminist Futures of Spatial Practice: Materialism, Activism, Dialogues, Pedagogies, Projections" by Ramia Maze, published in 2017, explores the pivotal role of architecture and the arts in addressing socio-spatial inequalities.

Navigating Space Under Lockdown, the young Black and Minority Ethnic experience

Dr. Barbara Lipietz shares the Navigating Space Under Lockdown project, exploring how young people’s experiences of home, work, mobility, community and well-being have been affected by the pandemic and by prolonged periods of lockdown.

Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK): Disrupting risk accumulation through enhanced local capacities across the Global South.

How can cities in the global south alleviate the effects of urban risks? Professor Adriana Allen, Professor Cassidy Johnson, Dr. Emmauel Osuteye and Dr Rita Lambert investigate what can be done.

Will I cause harm?: Practising Ethics Guides for built environment research

Dr Emmaunel Osuteye presents a guide on how to practice ethics in the built environment.

Everyday Stories of Climate Change

Dr Lakshmi Priya Rajendran shares Everyday Stories of Climate Change Comic, which offers a nuanced exploration of the real-life impact of climate change on families around the world.

Staging London’s Modern Housing Estates for Diversity and Inclusion

Blanche Cameron shared 'Now You Know', the debut book from Sound Advice, presenting perspectives on overcoming discrimination in our built environment from more than 50 architects and urbanists of colour.

Cabildo de Pacha (Council of Earth)

Alex Kolar investigates the reintegration of Spanish Colonial architecture in the context of an indigenous society called the Muisca.

Ai Weiwei’s Blog: “Writings, Interviews, and Digital Rants, 2006–2009”

Recommended by lecturer Blanche Cameron and translated by Lee Ambrozy, this anthology delves into the insightful musings of the renowned Chinese artist, shedding light on China's societal shifts and Ai's perspectives.

Decolonization: A Short History

Decolonization: A Short History" by Jan C. Jansen, published in 2019, offers an accessible overview of decolonisation in the twentieth century.

Anansi And The Reincarnation of Achilles Street Estate

Tabatha Crook shares her research project exploring folklore, religious belief and fiction as a direct response to the harshly pragmatic, uninventive strategies being applied to social housing estates

Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History

Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History" authored by Paul Farmer, a key figure in global health and social justice, offers an exploration of the Ebola epidemic within the context of historical and societal factors.

“Discourse on Colonialism” by Aimé Césaire

Nick Hughes shares poet and polititian Aimé Césaire's "Discourse on Colonialism," which critically analysed colonialism's long-lasting effects.

Inclusive Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education: Respecting and Responding to Differences in Learning

"Inclusive Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education: Respecting and Responding to Differences in Learning" by Carmel Conn and Alison Murphy, published in 2022, offers an exploration of inclusive pedagogies in early childhood education.

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MoHoA: A Global Collective on Modern Heritage of Africa, Modern Heritage of Anthropocene

Guang yu Ren introduces MoHoA as a global collaborative focusing on modern heritage in all its forms, presenting the paradox of being of modernity and yet threatened by its consequences.

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“How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”

Ala’a Shehabi presents Walter Rodney’s 1972 book ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’ that describes how Africa was deliberately exploited and underdeveloped by European colonial regimes.

Urban Housing Affordability Problem in Africa: A Search for Pragmatic Solution?

Dr Kwame Addae-Dapaah's paper takes a holistic view of the housing affordability problem to discuss the multifaceted nature of the problem vis-à-vis the political, social, institutional, economic and financial milieu of Africa.

Helping secure Asmara’s UNESCO World Heritage status

Decades of research and consultancy by Professor Edward Denison and Guang Yu Ren helped in achieving UNESCO World Heritage Site status for Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.
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Citizens’ Assembly Lebanon

Ala’a Shehabi looks at an innovative method to integrate and democratise research whilst transforming the role of a university into a key facilitator for social and material change.

The Seres Museum

Mufeng Shi introduces the Seres Museum which is located in an alternative reality of Athens. In this museum the historical influence of Athena has been replaced by an Eastern goddess of silk.

Transformative Pedagogies and the Environment: Creative Agency through Contemporary Art and Design

"Transformative Pedagogies and the Environment: Creative Agency through Contemporary Art and Design" explores the pivotal role of contemporary art and design in fostering transformative pedagogical practices that address environmental concerns.

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The Role Of Ephemerality In The Queer Nightclub

Xan Xacobo Goetzee-Barral presents the ephemerality of the queer nightclub as a means for survival (at the scale of the city), a means for queer intimacy (the nightclub) and a means for promoting inclusivity (the body).

Oneness vs the 1% – Shattering Illusions

World-renowned environmental thinker and activist, Vandana Shiv's "Oneness vs. the 1%" advocates for real knowledge and freedom in the face of profit-driven oppression.

Staging London’s Modern Housing Estates for Diversity and Inclusion

Eva Branscombe introduces SPID (‘Social, Progressive, Interconnected, Diverse’) Theatre Companies multidisciplinary programmes.

Architecture From Prehistory to Climate Emergency

The Bartlett Faculty Climate Curriculum Working Group recommend Architecture From Prehistory to Climate Emergency, authored by Barnabas Calder published in 2022.

Notebook of a Return to My Native Land by Aimé Césaire

Dr. Nick Hughes, Associate Professor in Sustainable Resource Governance, shares Aimé Césaire's "Notebook of a Return to My Native Land" ("Cahier d'un retour au pays natal")

Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World

"Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World" authored by Django Paris and H. Samy Alim advocates for a transformative approach to education that embraces and nurtures cultural diversity.

Blacks Britannica

Maxwell Mutanda presents a 1978 film ‘Blacks Britannica’ which was banned in Britain upon its release looking at structural racism in Britian.

The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study

"The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study" by Stefano Harney and Fred Moten offers an exploration of the black radical tradition and its relevance in contemporary social and political discourse.

Architecture For The Future

"Yasmeen Lari: Architecture For the Future" is a rich exploration of the extraordinary life and work of celebrated architect Yasmeen Lari.

Populist Imaginaries in Pakistan

Using populism theories and extensive ethnographic data, Dr. Sumrin Kalia investigates populist narratives in networks and their impact on citizen subjectivities.

The Fyfield School of Land

The Fyfield School of Land is a project that is the outcome of a year of collaboration between Kaye Song and Negar Taatizadeh.

La Petite Vendeuse de Soleil (The Little Girl Who Sold the Sun)

Giles Nartey presents a film from Senegal released in 1999 about a girl who faces obstacles and makes her way through life.

Mr Dennis Scrivens this one is for you

Mahika Gautam’s project began as an exploration of the performative nature of the food-giving ritual in Indian culture.

Lo―TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism

Lo―TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism," authored by Julia Watson and designed by W―E studio, challenges the prevailing mythology of technology that has long ignored indigenous wisdom and innovation.

The Anatomy of Being Chinese

Engaging the typology of an embassy to navigate and expose western perceptions and prejudices associated with China, the project aims to provide a counter-argument in response to the misconception of the country, the community and myself, a second generation Chinese-British immigrant.

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“Confucius’ Courtyard: Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in China”

Guang yu Ren presents Xing Ruan’s 2021 book ‘Confucius Courtyard –Architecture, Philosophy and the Good Life in China’.

Degree’s of Exchange: Exploring Community, Culture and Place through the lens of Materiality

Through an architectural and material intervention this programme aims to explore multiplicity within identity and culture by developing a language of architecture that helps Tyler Ebanja to investigate and reveal ‘who I am’...

The Climate of History In A Planetary Age

The "Climate of History In A Planetary Age" by Dipesh Chakrabarty, the renowned historian from the University of Chicago, delves into the profound implications of climate change on historical and political thought.

Engaging Nature: Environmentalism and the Political Theory Canon

"Engaging Nature: Environmentalism and the Political Theory Canon" published by MIT Press in 2015, offers an examination of the intersection between environmentalism and classical political theory.

Colonial Racial Capitalism

The 2022 'Colonial Racial Capitalism' publication offers an examination of the intersections between colonialism, racism, and capitalism.

Women, Life, Freedom: Animating The Revolution

Lecturer Tahmineh Hooshyar Emami presents "Women, Life, Freedom: Animating the Revolution" exhibition showcased at UCL's Faculty of the Built Environment.

For the War Yet to Come: Planning Beirut’s Frontier

Dr Azadeh Mashayekhi presents ‘For the War Yet to Come: Planning Beirut’s Frontier’ a book by Hiba Bou Akar looking at urban planning in areas of conflict.

Rebel Dykes

Lo Marshall presents Rebel Dykes, a 2021 film telling the story of post-punk SM dyke subculture in 1980s London.

Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development by Vandana Shiva

Blanche Cameron recommends Vandana Shiva's book 'Staying Alive,' a compelling examination of women's relationship with nature.

A Global History of Architecture

Associate Professor Felicity Atekpe presents ‘A Global History of Architecture’ a book which changed the way architectural history is viewed, studied and taught.

A Revolution? Architecture and the Anthropocene

The 2022 book 'A Revolution? Architecture and the Anthropocene', authored by Susannah Hagan is shared by the Bartlett Faculty Climate Curriculum Working Group.

Embedding justice in the 1.5°C transition: A transdisciplinary research agenda

Nick Hughes shares 'Embedding justice in the 1.5°C transition: A transdisciplinary research agenda'.

Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movementsv

"Reciprocal Landscapes: Stories of Material Movements" by Jane Hutton, published in 2019, offers an exploration of the intricate connections between the landscapes where materials originate and the urban environments where they are utilised.

To Repair the World: Paul Farmer Speaks to the Next Generation

A compelling volume calling on young people to confront the world's most pressing challenge. Recommeded by the Bartlett Faculty Climate Curriculum Working Group.

Time, Climate Change, Global Racial Capitalism and Decolonial Planetary Ecologies

This thought-provoking volume delves into the intricate interplay of time, ecology, and global racial capitalism, inviting readers to reimagine the planetary and ecological landscapes.

Collective Jewellery Landscapes

Xan Goetzee-Barral explores how Jewellery can provide a beguiling opportunity to explore the relationship between the site of the body and of the landscape, through its socio-cultural, material and tactile qualities.

Surge

Surge, a piece of poetry by Bernard, Chatto and Windus is presented by Jane Wong which captures the stories of the New Cross Fire of 1981.

Value Engineering – Scenes from the Grenfell Inquiry

Blanche Cameron shares "Value Engineering: Scenes from the Grenfell Inquiry" which focuses on testimony from individuals responsible for the tower's disastrous renovation.

Working Towards a Pluriversity: progressive conversations, NOT solutions

In light of recent events, such as George Floyd’s death, we have granted ourselves the liberation of being able to address the idea of race and thus the realisation of how evident it is that change needs to happen. Shaunee Lyn Tan explores further.

The Woodland Street Manifesto

Toby Prest's design research investigates how London's street trees can become a sustainable source of timber, empowering local communities.

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“Horace Ové, The Black Safari, (Comedy) 1972”

Isaac Nanabeyin Simpson presents a 1972 spoof documentary for BBC2’s World about Series called ‘Black Safari’.

The Death of Nature: Women, Ecology and the Scientific Revolution

The book is an examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women. This book is shared by The Bartlett Faculty Climate Curriculum Working Group.

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