Unpacking Marvel’s Luke Cage: Harlem and Spectacular Historicity

What can a contemporary superhero drama set in the mecca of black America teach us about the persistence of historical memory in film and television?

Bazaars of Lahore: The urban “kaifiyat”

Zara Farooq

Kaifiyat

Kaifiyat: The almost intoxicated state of feeling something

What is the urban? It is a kaifiyat¹. To understand the real meaning behind this word one must develop a narrative. Let’s start…

The transient periphery in Modernist Brasilia

by: Eduarda Aun

La Villita: 300 Years of State Policy

Jason Azar//Urban History Lab//Fall 2016

Rapid Urbanization And It’s Challenges

Brief: The research starts with the critique of the design of an Urban Renewal project that was recently executed by the Government of Tamil Nadu, India. It focusses on the concepts of displacement and the loss of livelihood for the Urban Poor, who are basically…

The War of Northern Aggression: Memory Consensus and Confederate Memorials in The American South

By Burgess Brown

In July of 2015, the United States was in mourning after the massacre of nine African American churchgoers during a prayer…

Handbags and Handguns: The Changed Role of Policing in 2016

Glenn Dungan

2016 was not a good year for our neighbors both local and country wide. Across the United States, 971 individuals have died from police brutality and aggression. These numbers are as…

How Bloomberg’s Applied Science NYC has been shaping the Urban Space of Roosevelt Island

By Yandong Li

According to the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, Article XIII: Special Purpose Districts, Chapter 3: Special Southern Roosevelt…

Considering the future of Urban Climate Resilience: Dependence vs. Autonomy & Solidarity

by: Jessica Serrante

Militarized Ecological Conflict: Infrastructure and Representation

Conflicts over Land in Israel and North Dakota

By Andrew Strong

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