Urban Culture

The Intersections of Urban Geography & Technology: What Progress Can Look Like

Inspired by my…

We’re Staying: We’re Kneeling #BeMad

Protest

If we stand up for ourselves, people are mad. If we sit down for ourselves, people are mad. If we kneel for ourselves, people are mad. If we walk for ourselves, people are mad. If we fight for ourselves, people are mad.

A new series: We’re Staying.

We’ve been here.

We live here.

We exist and always will.

And oh,

We’re staying.

Portrait of an Oakland neighborhood: Gardens, Garages, and Garbage Cans

by Kathy Sloane

I live a few blocks east of the Oakland Estuary, across from the rail line and elevated BART track. The names of this neighborhood have changed over the years…

Therapy

by Lo-Ching Chow

As many of you probably already know, moving to a new place presents numerous challenges and opportunities. Initially, as my study abroad advisor in college liked to emphasize, there will be a honeymoon stage in which everything about the new place seems fresh and…

Belleville is not for sale

Bobo (short for: bourgeoise bohemian) is a French term that generally refers to young white people of a certain class who are interested in immersing themselves in cultures or communities (ethnic, economic, or both) that are not their own. They find these communities to be…

Global Cities

by Cheryl Walker

Far more than simple locations that host other actors in global governance, global cities do and will continue to play a significant role as actors as is evidenced by their ability to negotiate and create global norms, increasingly strengthen their diplomacy…

7 Incredibly Charged Public Artworks From Around the World

by Hasabie Kidanu

It was once the godfather of public art himself, Banksy, who wrote, “If graffiti changed anything, it would be illegal.” In one of his most iconic tags in central London, keeping true…