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Public Lecture by Professor Carl H. Nightingale

On Thursday, July 7th at 18:15, Prof Carl H. Nightingale from the State University of New York at Buffalo will be delivering a keynote lecture on behalf of the workshop “Writing the Social History of Port Cities” hosted by the Patchwork Cities team. This lecture is open to interested students and staff in Berlin and […]

Upcoming Workshop

The Patchwork Cities team is delighted to announce that it will be hosting a workshop in Berlin, July 7 and 8, entitled: “Writing the Social History of Port Cities: Comparative Approaches to Urban History in the Global South.” We see this workshop as an opportunity for scholars working on port cities in different regions of […]

Podcast

What does the metaphorical title really mean? Patchwork Cities: Urban Ethnic Clusters in the Global South During the Age of Steam, conjures more questions of migration, cities and the history of segregation than a passion for steam engines. It leads to a fundamental alchemy of the habitat of cities and urban spaces and delves into […]