International Workshop on Post-Socialist City
The international workshop on the post-socialist city includes a one-week residential period in Brno, with the participation of around 30 students from the three partner universities, University of Cagliari (Italy), Masaryk University Brno (Czech Republic) and University of Paris Nanterre (France).
The workshop is dedicated to the study of post-socialist context in Brno, with students divided into “mixed” groups and called to carry out an exercise in reading, interpreting and representing the urban post-socialist space seen in relation to the themes of local development, spatial justice and three pillars of sustainable development (economic, social and ecological). Emphasis is placed on the issues of afford housing, ownership relations, adaptation to climate change, facilities of the territory with shops and services and issues of the transport service of the territory.
The objective of the workshop is to grasp the dynamic character of the city, to consider the urban phenomenon as an overlap between different times and different spaces, actors and practices, to recognize the continuous adaptation and modification determined by the multiplicity of uses and subjects that they inhabit and signify the city space.
The objective is study and analyse the case study area, combining different methodologies and approaches, including mapping, survey techniques, photography, audio and video.
Teachers
Ivan Blečić, Ester Cois, Maurizio Memoli, Emanuel Muroni
University of Cagliari
Sonia Lehman and David Blanchon
University Paris Nanterre
Jakub Trojan and Ondřej Šerý
Masaryk University Brno
Activities
The planned activities are:
- one introductory online lecture, on 26 February 2024 (16:00-18:00) about:
- concepts of post-socialist city
- methods and techniques for field research
- presentation of the study area in Brno
- documentation and recommended readings
- residential workshop in Brno, from 8 to 13 March 2024, with the participation of around 30 students from the three partner universities (University of Cagliari, University Paris Nanterre, Masaryk University Brno). The main interest of the workshop consists in the work of an international group, under the supervision of teachers, with the learning and application of spatial study and research methodologies in relation to “direct immersion” in the case study in a post-socialist city of Brno.
- a post-workshop online “refinement” phase (with a work commitment of about 20 hours), supervised by the teachers and tutors, to produce the final output, to be presented on 10 April 2024 (16:00-18:00).
Funding, Enrolment and Credits
The participation to the workshop is reserved to students of the three universities:
- University of Cagliari, to students of graduate courses (“lauree magistrali”) in
- Architettura;
- Ingegneria Ambientale per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile;
- Innovazione sociale e comunicazione;
- Scienze delle Pubbliche Amministrazioni;
- Relazioni Internazionali.
- To apply for participation and funding coveting travel expenses, students from University of Cagliari should submit the application following the call (“bando”) “Space & Place 2024” at web page https://web.unica.it/unica/it/bip.page.
Deadline: 12 January 2024 - the participation is valid for the recognition of 4 credits (CFU).
- for more info contact prof. Ivan Blečić (ivanblecic@unica.it)
- To apply for participation and funding coveting travel expenses, students from University of Cagliari should submit the application following the call (“bando”) “Space & Place 2024” at web page https://web.unica.it/unica/it/bip.page.
- University Paris Nanterre, to students of course in “Project in Geography” (teachers Sonia Lehman e David Blanchon)
- Masaryk University Brno, to students of programme “Social geography and regional development” (teachers Jakub Trojan and Ondřej Šerý)
