SAH Commons | Swati Arora | Group Activity https://sah.hcommons.org/members/swati/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Swati Arora is a member. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:59:55 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 410da9fd739a95f558e1834caf19dd23 Matthew Kidd started the topic Participate in a survey on generative AI and archival research practices in the forum Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/groups/feminist-humanities/forum/topic/participate-in-a-survey-on-generative-ai-and-archival-research-practices-3/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:16:10 -0500 Dear all,

We would like to invite you to take part in an anonymous online survey exploring how the growing use of generative AI tools (including ChatGPT) is reshaping user practices and expectations in relation to searching, discovering, and interpreting digitised and born-digital archival records.

The survey forms part of a research project…[Read more]

]]> 0 229a3638ace966e4e27905758119f078 Hui Chien Ngoi started the topic CFP: Silence &—CSLC Graduate Colloquium at USC in the forum Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/groups/postcolonial-studies-902027986/forum/topic/cfp-silence-cslc-graduate-colloquium-at-usc-2/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:33:45 -0500 Silence &—Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Graduate Colloquium at the University of Southern California. Due 01/24/26

The 2026 USC Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture Graduate Colloquium “SILENCE &—” invites inquiries that consider silences/ing within/as overdetermination, foreclosure, aporias, and impasses as they manifes…[Read more]

]]> 0 e699b3809d9a5489d0848f3cef5fbc88 Shashi Bhusan Nayak started the topic Call for Chapters – Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing in the forum Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/groups/postcolonial-studies-902027986/forum/topic/call-for-chapters-scripting-selves-new-directions-in-life-writing-3/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:23:05 -0500 Scripting Selves: New Directions in Life Writing
Editors: P. Muralidhar Sharma & Shashibhusan Nayak

Until recently, Life Writing has emerged as a loose critical label encompassing a variety of genres, including biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, letters, and dairies. The later decades of the 20th century, in particular, have witnessed a surge…[Read more]

]]> 0 df7e3384ff56dba0aed6ec13979a7442 Valeria Graziano deposited The Rabble’s Lifecraft: Institutional Tinkering and Popular Illegalisms in the group Performance Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902090/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:01:01 -0400 Article published in Croatian translation as ‘Životna Vještina Raje: Institucionalno Krparenje I Pučki Ilegalizmi’, Kritika, 5(1), 125-146.

Figure it Out (FIO) is an artistic and research project engaging practices and phenomena of coping, tinkering, making-do and circumventing exclusions that are developed by marginalized, underserved, discri…[Read more]

]]> 0 d4e6cca673a2f814509a5f804944aaf3 Valeria Graziano deposited We in the plural. Performance gestures of antifascism in the group Performance Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902083/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:00:18 -0400 We in the plural. Performance gestures of antifascism

]]> 0 66018f1d94484e95bc4558b23f2a3ede Ian Willis deposited Exhibition Notes: Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024, University of Sydney Library in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901506/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 03:00:16 -0400 This bulletin article provides an overview of the exhibition Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024 at the University of Sydney Library. William Hardy Wilson was an architect, artist, and author of profound importance in architectural history in Australia, despite his odious views on race and politics in the late 1920s and 1930s. The e…[Read more]

]]> 0 d57168d5a0c5a0d5e76208ffa54f62b5 Marianna Charitonidou deposited Towards Non-Eurocentric Historiographies: Challenging Europe’s Position in the Formation of Architectural Histories in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901093/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:01:32 -0400 The point of departure for this paper is the idea that Europe as a concept is related to the project of thinking and accomplishing universality. It represents the potential for an enlightened resistance in a world that is progressively becoming dominated by the mono-perspectivism of globalism. In this sense, Eurocentrism is specifiable only within…[Read more]

]]> 0 aa1e0c45a7eeb2a1cd7cca04a5c0344d Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Dreamer of Tomorrow in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901088/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:01:00 -0400 This essay examines the stellar, wind, eagle, and light imagery in Muneer Niazi’s “Futility,” “Now is Not the Time,” “Signaling to a Friendly Star to Keep Shining,” and “Horizons.

]]> 0 69a13c61cd9c40491042768af50b7b94 Ian Willis deposited Future of the former Camden police barracks: community concerns in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901075/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:15 -0400 This blog post explores the current position of the former Camden police barracks, which has been vacant since 2011 and represents a risk of neglect and disrepair. The Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council, which acquired the site in 2020, has yet to disclose plans for its future use. The community seeks clarity on whether the building will be…[Read more]

]]> 0 b43e2707ca05a3974999e6428542d8c7 Ian Willis deposited Revitalizing John Street: A Vision for Community Placemaking in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900968/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:16:28 -0400 This blog post explores a proposal to transform John Street in Camden into an Italian-style piazza, enhancing community bonding and social capital. By activating and enhancing various existing and under-utilised elements, this revitalized space could foster deeper connections among residents and serve as a vibrant, meaningful heart for the town.

]]> 0 25ef5960413b7b47018960966694399a Marianna Charitonidou deposited Marianna Charitonidou, "Intersectional Theory in Architectural and Urban History: Digital Curation and Archives of Architects", in Rosa Tamborrino, ed., Città che si adattano?/Adaptive Cities? Volume 4 (Turin: AISU International, 2024), 1329-1337. in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900466/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:01:19 -0400 This paper explores the role of digital curators in architectural archives and their use of intersectional theory and practice to examine the representation of women and black men in the digital curation of architectural drawings in cultural institutions. It investigates how concepts and tools from intersectionality can inform digital curation…[Read more]

]]> 0 65c1083ad7df4ba1eb27b3ca1b899a1e Marianna Charitonidou deposited Marianna Charitonidou, “Urban Mobility Patterns and Welfare Politics: Constructing Cities for the Space of Flows”, in Rosa Tamborrino, ed., Città che si adattano?/Adaptive Cities? Volume 1 (Turin: AISU International, 2024), 678-690. in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900464/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:01:08 -0400 The paper explores urban mobility patters in some characteristic New Towns in the UK, France and Sweden, such as Harlow and Cumbernauld in the UK, Toulouse-Le Mirail in France, and Vällingby in Sweden. To investigate the urban mobility patterns in these Welfare State contexts, the paper compares them, placing particular emphasis on the concepts…[Read more]

]]> 0 bec99cd8e697ce4e2b848a504f8ae8b9 Arif Camoglu deposited Gönül Ferman Dinlerse in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900462/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:00:51 -0400 Galib’in mesnevisindeki aşk hikayesi tahtlar, hazineler, keşifler ve ordularla bezenmiş bir emperyal düştür aynı zamanda. Sonunda kutsanan şey mistik boyutlara taşınmış mutlak sayılan siyasi otoritedir. Âşık olunan, kendisine tam bağlılığı esas bildiren, göze gelmeyen ama gözünden hiçbir şey kaçmayan bir yönetim tahayyülüdür. Bu hayalde nefs…[Read more]

]]> 0 7725c92c8d149a1361424e75bb6d4595 Marianna Charitonidou deposited Marianna Charitonidou, “Constantinos A. Doxiadis and Adriano Olivetti’s Conception of Urbanism and Urban Public Space”, in Rosa Tamborrino, ed., Città che si adattano?/Adaptive Cities? Volume 1 (Turin: AISU International, 2024), 508-521. in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900347/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 03:00:44 -0400 This paper sheds light on the complex relationship between the Cold War policies including the European Recovery Program (ERP), and urban public space. Its main objective is to provide a precise and deep understanding of how the Marshall plan politics, contributed to the formation of national identity in Greece and Italy. The paper focuses on two…[Read more]

]]> 0 c003ad223957587bd2c73f2eaa0e6c84 Gabriela Méndez Cota deposited Reverse Scholarship as Solidarity After Progress in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900071/ Sun, 29 Sep 2024 03:00:05 -0400 Is there a universal consensus among scholars regarding what counts as ‘progress’ in scholarly quality assessment through academic publishing? While consensus among scholars seems unlikely given the diversity of contexts and disciplines in which scholarship takes place, the higher education institutions on which most scholars depend, inc…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bccc294722df3f4e93e86185d24317c Meredith Warren deposited There Was a Man Who Had Two Sons: A Parable of Futurity, Reproductivity, Utopia, and Social Death in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899807/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 03:00:31 -0400 Few of the parables found in the gospels have received more attention than the parable of the man with two sons, commonly known as the parable of the Prodigal Son. In this paper, I argue that discourses of queer futurity can help make new sense of the parable, highlighting its use of family structures and its assumptions about time, and attending…[Read more]

]]> 0 26ea11a81a9db1ee6274680f71e959b4 Marianna Charitonidou deposited Cosmopolitics and Virtual Environments in Architectural Design Studio Teaching: Collaborative Computer-Aided Strategies and Social and Environmental Equity in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899367/ Sat, 21 Sep 2024 03:00:13 -0400 The necessity to combine sustainable methods in architectural and urban design and democratization calls for a shift from technical to the socio-technical perspectives within the field of architecture and urbanism, which is related to a need to reshape pedagogical agendas. At the center of the paper is the conviction that this endeavor of…[Read more]

]]> 0 bb303f7201179bafdca14410d75b75b2 Scout Calvert deposited Situated Data: Feminist Epistemology and Data Curation in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899194/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:00:41 -0400 Open science seeks to improve the reliability of science by making it possible to share tools and products of research, including data, more readily. Data sharing is said to promote scientific transparency, maximize the value of federal research support, create opportunities for reanalysis and reuse, discourage fraud, and provide a means for…[Read more]

]]> 0 c865448f737efd8c7d45af8e3162bb75 Ian Willis deposited Force or Face, Community Consultation in Local Government in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898619/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:00:17 -0400 Trust and understanding in the community engagement process are considered by many an essential part of a successful urban planning process. Yet these issues have proved problematic for the stakeholders in one New South Wales local government area.
This paper examines a case study of a community engagement process in New South Wales which has…[Read more]

]]> 0 03e7c500e57bd8462dbe5957f705358d Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Voice of the Forgotten in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898198/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 03:00:18 -0400 This article discusses the sea imagery in Ahmed Faraz’s poem “Spray on the Eagle’s Pinion,” which appears here in a previously unpublished translation by Daud Kamal. Two other poems, “Siege” and “Remorse” exemplify the defiance and revolt that characterizes Faraz’s dissident poetry during the eleven years of General Zia-ul-Haq’s military regime.

]]> 0 bcb3e5cfe5d298df18f9b288065c307c Ian Willis deposited Explore Unlock Camden 2024: Uncover Camden’s Rich History in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898106/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 03:01:09 -0400 This blog post explores how Unlock Camden is back in 2024, offering a celebration of the town’s history and culture. The event, scheduled for September 28th, will feature a variety of activities, including historical re-enactments, art demonstrations, musical performances, and guided walking tours. The event aims to promote the area’s historic…[Read more]

]]> 0 795ae82557100bbd9af9d21e958d3a55 Ian Willis deposited Why does the sale of a local church create community angst? What is going on? in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897546/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:25 -0400 This blog post examines the sale of church land, which has sparked community angst, particularly at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Bankstown. The proposed heritage listing has led to concerns about redevelopment and closure. Similar issues have arisen in Tasmania, where local church sales have evoked strong emotional and historical attachments. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 6b50869a6d790f16b53d4bef6f610876 James Gifford deposited "The Frontiers of Love" and Queer Literature of Place: Sexual and Territorial Ambiguity in Durrell's Novels in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897543/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:02 -0400 My title queers Lawrence Durrell’s notion of “spirit of place,” the idea that identity is protean and has more to do with embeddedness in place than any essentialist or fixed being. To do so, this article reads two passages in Durrell’s novel Monsieur that link sexuality and colonialism by presenting similar ambiguities. The novel’s formal in…[Read more]

]]> 0 a98fec8378aa26cc255cbe81562261ab Sonia D. Andras deposited Sonia D. Andras - Negotiations En Vogue: Interwar Romanian Women as Fashion Icons Represented in American Vogue (Conference Presentation, 2023) in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897241/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 03:00:04 -0400 Presentation of the paper “Negotiations En Vogue: Interwar Romanian Women as Fashion Icons Represented in American Vogue” from 15 June 2023 at the ‪@EDERAPCE‬ Conference Titled “Romanian American Negotiations in Education, Science, Culture, and Arts/Negocierile româno-americane în educație, știință, cultură și artă” [See details: https://eder…[Read more]

]]> 0 107822a5841db3048592ee32d9fa5ed0 Ian Willis deposited Menangle, A Historic English-Style Estate Village in Camden Park in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896786/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 03:01:12 -0400 This blog post outlines a brief history of the village of Menangle. The village is situated within the Camden district and reflects an English-style private estate village that has evolved over 150 years. Embodying rural Englishness, it has experienced both prosperity and decline, closely tied to the history of the Camden Park estate. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 b2e3e461fc85ab7e3aeaf98e4989f63d Gavin Herzig deposited Time Heals All Wounds: The Time Loop Beyond Groundhog Day, Disability, and Higurashi Gou and Sotsu (2020-21) in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896642/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 03:00:59 -0400 Linear time is out of joint with and oppressive to alternate bodies, minds, and lives in a plethora of ways. In recent years, critical interventions such as Alison Kafer’s crip time and Elizabeth Freeman’s chrononormativity have revealed the oppressive force of time on marginalised groups. The time loop structure inherently complicates the lin…[Read more]

]]> 0 b57411e142b3aa3b79cd5df78b0ca5be Peter van Druenen deposited CLIO’S ABACUS (On the Arrival of the Annales School in the Netherlands and the Development of Historical Arithmetic) in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896635/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 03:00:24 -0400 Clios’Abacus is an intriguing exploration in literature into the way quantitative historical research in the Netherlands over the past half-century has been shaped, largely based on outdated and never updated source material. In the background, the implementation of ideas from the French Annales School (Febvre, Braudel, Le Roy Ladurie, among o…[Read more]

]]> 0 cb9325bac60c2495316379355e86a204 Arif Camoglu deposited Anti-Black Racism, British Orientalism, and the Ottoman Empire: Rereading The Turkish Embassy Letters in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896020/ Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:17 -0400 This essay reads Mary Wortley Montagu’s The Turkish Embassy Letters (1763)
as an entry point for an investigation of the entwinement between the
British anti-Black racial consciousness and orientalist rhetoric concerning
the Ottoman Empire. Montagu’s racially marked depictions of women in
Ottoman lands not only reveal the limits of her cap…[Read more]

]]> 0 c6df9eecd4af1bbe2936a6a5cd0174ad Ian Willis deposited Camden Police Station and Residence: A Historical Landmark in Camden in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1895956/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 03:00:36 -0400 This blog post is about the Camden Police Station, a single-storey brick building designed by colonial architect James Barnet in the late 19th century. It has historical significance as the centre of the Police District, with well-preserved features such as the corrugated iron-hipped roof and carved timber posts. It is no longer used as a police station.

]]> 0 bbdc73363acb6374dcecb47ed9c05009 Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited Towards a Socialist Pakistan: The Modern Urdu Poetry Translations of Daud Kamal in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1895901/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 03:02:12 -0400 With his spare, evocative style, Daud Kamal remains unsurpassed as a translator of Urdu poetry, referring to his translations as transcreations Those concise translations, with their masterfully wrought imagery, portray the effects of dictatorship on Pakistan, draw on the rich traditions of Sufi and folk poetry, and ultimately create a portrait of…[Read more]

]]> 0 7d8022530810b52ab2e6fdeee5c846ac Ali Shehzad Zaidi deposited The Restless Traveler in the group Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1895899/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 03:01:55 -0400 Contains a selection of Faiz poems and an overview of his life.

]]> 0 5d57e3bf3d12ddb2da9860743e2891e1 Marianna Charitonidou deposited Takis Zenetos and High-Tech Architecture: Electronic Urbanism vis-à-vis Autonomous Ecological Living Units in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1895815/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 03:00:20 -0400 At the core of Takis Zenetos’s understanding of high-tech architecture and urbanism were the ways in which technology can have a positive impact on how citizens inhabit space. This paper analyses Zenetos’s project entitled ‘Electronic Urbanism’, which concerned the design of housing units adapted to the conditions of working from home. Zenetos…[Read more]

]]> 0 5e7ee16397c72447509bdbd3205e939c Marianna Charitonidou deposited Marianna Charitonidou, "Constantinos Doxiadis and Adriano Olivetti and Marshall Plan politics: Urban planning and the formation of national identity", paper presented at the 76th Annual International Conference of the Society of Architectural Historians in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1895174/ Wed, 31 Jul 2024 04:00:25 -0400 The paper is built upon the general understanding that the Marshall Plan played a crucial role in the reconstruction of Europe after the Second World War. Architecture and urbanism were very important in this respect. A starting point for the paper is the identification of certain key players regarding the connection between the politics of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 3c26b23a07e61709405a078afffcef72 Ian Willis deposited Camden Town Centre Enhancement Strategy: Stakeholder Concerns and Community Engagement in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1894822/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 03:01:43 -0400 The community consultation process for the 2014 Camden Town Centre Enhancement Strategy has sparked controversy and concern among residents and stakeholders. Pieter Versluis and others express frustration and distrust towards Camden Council’s decision-making process and lack of genuine consultation. The proposed strategy, including a controversial…[Read more]

]]> 0 a399051a079dfafd589cb769761aa602 Ian Willis deposited Exploring Historical Themes: Pictorial History Camden & District Presentation Summary in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1894814/ Sun, 28 Jul 2024 03:01:13 -0400 This presentation examined the role of the historian and researcher and presented the importance of history and the role of a historian. Dr Ian Willis discussed the significance of historical consciousness and collective memory, emphasizing the role of a historian as a researcher, analyst, interpreter, and storyteller. The presentation also…[Read more]

]]> 0 c7592ed960ffd7effb0f76ebd892e52c Anna-Marie Kroupová started the topic Workshop: Iron Curtains or Artistic Gates? in the forum Postcolonial Studies https://hcommons.org/groups/postcolonial-studies-902027986/forum/topic/workshop-iron-curtains-or-artistic-gates/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:55:33 -0400 Workshop: Iron Curtains or Artistic Gates? Communism and Cultural Diplomacy in the Global South (1945–1991 and Beyond)

19–20 September 2024

 

Upper Belvedere

Prinz-Eugen-Straße 27, 1030 Vienna, Austria

 

<u>Organizers</u>: Anna-Marie Kroupová & Noémie Étienne (University of Vienna)

 

This workshop challenges traditional East-West Cold War…[Read more]

]]> 0 b51a0eb45feb48b95440d2b64e9733d4 Francesco Luzzini deposited Going (More) Historical: On Environment, Science, and Discourse in the group GeoHumanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1891453/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:00:19 -0400 In: “Storia e Filosofia della Scienza: una nuova alleanza?”, ed. F. Minazzi, Milan, Mimesis, 2024, pp. 175-182.

]]> 0 3721d7c5948297e83eabe5518a6cec6d Francesco Luzzini deposited Going (More) Historical: On Environment, Science, and Discourse in the group GeoHumanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1891451/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:00:15 -0400 In: “Storia e Filosofia della Scienza: una nuova alleanza?”, ed. F. Minazzi, Milan, Mimesis, 2024, pp. 175-182.

]]> 0 4200f8eb2dc922e480ddc0ff20d1b5bd Meredith Warren deposited Queer Futures and Phallic Humour in the Book of Esther in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1891072/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 03:00:12 -0400 In ancient Hebrew, the word for “hand” can also refer metaphorically to personal power—or be innuendo for the phallus. This observation serves as a key to the many appearances of “hands” in the book of Esther, from the king’s superlative “hand” to the ever-active “hands” of eunuchs. This abundance of hands has an ironic significance, alter…[Read more]

]]> 0 95347dbceba9a3bdf79e8a7eafdfbe59 Meredith Warren deposited Queer Futures and Phallic Humour in the Book of Esther in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1891071/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 03:00:11 -0400 In ancient Hebrew, the word for “hand” can also refer metaphorically to personal power—or be innuendo for the phallus. This observation serves as a key to the many appearances of “hands” in the book of Esther, from the king’s superlative “hand” to the ever-active “hands” of eunuchs. This abundance of hands has an ironic significance, alter…[Read more]

]]> 0 c56d9df215e17208d490bc521b797932 Gabriela Méndez Cota deposited Los zulos de la inclusión: reconocimiento, resentimiento y un paso atrás in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1890990/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:00:09 -0400 Este ensayo relaciona, por una parte, el pensamiento inclusivo con la cuestión moral del reconocimiento y, por otra, con el problema existencial del resentimiento y la técnica en la globalización híper-industrial. Se contrastan e integran perspectivas como las de Anne Phillips, Axel Honneth, María Pía Lara, Bernard Stiegler y Cynthia Fleury, para…[Read more]

]]> 0 ae4db0021e774658a40f4718c64cfa75 Gabriela Méndez Cota deposited Los zulos de la inclusión: reconocimiento, resentimiento y un paso atrás in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1890989/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 03:00:08 -0400 Este ensayo relaciona, por una parte, el pensamiento inclusivo con la cuestión moral del reconocimiento y, por otra, con el problema existencial del resentimiento y la técnica en la globalización híper-industrial. Se contrastan e integran perspectivas como las de Anne Phillips, Axel Honneth, María Pía Lara, Bernard Stiegler y Cynthia Fleury, para…[Read more]

]]> 0 df9a95250c9ada91f3ce6f75a75425d6 Ian Willis deposited Connecting Community: John Street and the Art of Placemaking in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1890668/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 03:00:07 -0400 This blog post examines how John Street in Camden embodies the concept of ‘place’ defined by various scholars. The precinct holds significance for the community, influencing their identity and emotional attachment. It possesses the potential for placemaking through cultural traditions, memorials, and events. Leverage of these elements can enhance…[Read more]

]]> 0 6bc1969020d81c7b33491c4466f9cd84 Ian Willis deposited Airds Shopping Mall demolition, the unmet expectations of modernism in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1889841/ Sat, 22 Jun 2024 03:00:17 -0400 This blog post examines the Airds shopping mall’s future, which encapsulated the decline of mid-century modernism in the midst of urban neglect. Once a symbol of optimism, the area’s decay reflects broader global trends in retail. From failed Radburn principles to public housing challenges, the mall’s history mirrors the clash of modernism and…[Read more]

]]> 0 ad084bc908d3a0d9a85fbf161a5445f2 Ian Willis deposited Narellan 'Gayline' Drive-In Movie Theatre, a touch of modernism in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1889566/ Wed, 19 Jun 2024 03:00:20 -0400 This blog post examines the story of the Narellan Gayline Drive-In Movie Theatre. It was a defining feature of the local 1960s-1980s culture, offering a relaxed, family-friendly movie experience. The drive-in’s success peaked in the early 1970s but eventually closed in 1990 due to changing lifestyles and real estate development. It provided a…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bdf17350253532a22124d752d8c2f68 Ian Willis deposited Art prize launched creative landscape in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1889011/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:00:34 -0400 This newspaper article reports on a new exhibition at the Alan Baker Art Gallery Macaria 37 John St Camden, displaying some of the past winners of the Camden Art Prize. The Camden Art Prize was initiated in 1975 as an acquisitive art prize aiming to create a collection. This collection now includes over 200 artworks and has been displayed at the…[Read more]

]]> 0 ecdb835cc338b09feba84b968ac3f629 Valeria Graziano deposited ŽIVOTNA VJEŠTINA RAJE: INSTITUCIONALNO KRPARENJE I PUČKI ILEGALIZMI (THE RABBLE’S LIFECRAFT: INSTITUTIONAL TINKERING AND POPULAR ILLEGALISMS) in the group Performance Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1888620/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 03:00:29 -0400 The essay explores “institutional tinkering,” which refers to practices of disobedience and resource reappropriation that highlight the contradictions within systems or institutions. It argues that practices of institutional tinkering and popular illegalisms are critical lenses to understand power dynamics and resistance in the ongoing crisis of…[Read more]

]]> 0 06aa2edae6fec01c354b170de698d1b5 Cristina León Alfar created the doc Late Tudor and Stuart Drama: Readings in Feminist Theories and Histories in the group Feminist Humanities https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1886886/ Wed, 22 May 2024 17:25:35 -0400 0 dbd222ec9b0293a91a9ccf3907b04e53 Ian Willis deposited Camden, the best preserved country town on the Cumberland Plain in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1886327/ Thu, 16 May 2024 03:00:20 -0400 This blog post examines the historic town of Camden, NSW, which architect Hector Abrahams hails as the best-preserved country town on Sydney’s Cumberland Plain. Established in 1840, it offers a glimpse of Victorian and early 20th-century charm. Visitors can explore its heritage precinct, rural landscapes, and historic villages and relive the…[Read more]

]]> 0 f6091c068a1e7b5be5a987bc2885f1b8 Ian Willis deposited Carinya homestead, part of lost Camden in the group Urban Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1885902/ Sat, 11 May 2024 03:02:37 -0400 This blog post examines Camden Council’s decision to allow the demolition of the 1890 Carinya Cottage in Harrington Park in 2010. The decision was based on heritage reports that it lacked local significance and associative value. This decision reflects a larger issue of neglect for heritage in New South Wales, with a lack of protection for…[Read more]

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