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Call for Applications Theme: Decolonizing Urbanism Subtitle: Transformative Perspectives Type: 2017 Summer University Institution: Governance and Sustainability Lab, Trier University Location: Trier (Germany) Date: 6.–12.6.2017 Deadline: 31.1.2017 __________________________________________________ From Ravi Baghel <bag...@uni-heidelberg.de> The Governance and Sustainability Lab at Trier University (Germany) is inviting applications for its 2017 Summer University, which will take place from June 6-12, 2017. Applications are invited from advanced doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers as well as from early career professionals working in anthropology, geography, urban studies, urban planning, political science, international relations, development studies, gender studies, native studies, cultural studies, sociology, ecology and related fields. Participants will explore the theme of 'decolonizing urbanism' through a mixture of public lectures, seminar sessions, advanced skills trainings, excursions, and cultural activities. The Summer University will be held in English. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2017. Participants will discuss each day’s keynote lectures, workshops, and excursions together in small groups, forging new linkages between readings made available in advance, the presented ideas, and the inputs from participants. Further, participants will be able work on a sub-topic of their interest that is related to the overarching topic of 'decolonizing urbanism'. Some relevant examples include: - Decoloniality in theory and praxis (for example in research, education and urbanism) - Urban imaginaries and the relation between space, power and knowledge in the urban sphere - Perspectives for societal transformations in the face of everyday coloniality and accelerating global change - The neoliberalization of the city and strategies for realizing alternative visions of urban change - The role and transformation of colonial heritage in urban settings Find out more about the keynote speakers, application procedure and the venue at: https://www.uni-trier.de/index.php?id=60882 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
