LSE Cities and sociology Public Lecture
monday 17 january | 18.30 - 20.00 sheikh zayed theatre, new academic building, LSE a worldwide in vestig ation into the future of cities
the naked city sharon zukin Professor of Sociology Brooklyn College and City University Graduate Center
chair: fran tonkiss reader in sociology and director, cities programme
Renowned sociologist Sharon Zukin will discuss her latest book, The Naked City: The Death and Life of Authentic Urban Places, which explores the gentrification of cities and the subsequent value placed on “authentic” urban life, examining how this new demand for authenticity has driven out those people who were originally responsible for it. By tracing the economic and social evolution of six areas of New Free and open to the public, RSVP to
[email protected]. York, will explore All events atProfessor the London SchoolZukin of Economics and Political Science,how our desire to consume authentic experience Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE has become a central force in making cities more exclusive. Urban Age’s principal aim is to shape the thinking and practice of urban leaders and sustainable urban development. Initiated by the Cities Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Sharon is Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn Society, UrbanZukin Age is structured around international and multidisciplinary eventsCollege and the City University Graduate Center, and research of supporting the on creation of a new urban agenda for consumer global cities. author books cities, culture, and culture and researcher on urban, cultural, and More information at www.urban-age.net
economic change.
LSE Cities, an international research centre at the London School of Economics, builds on the interdisciplinary work of the Urban Age, extending its partnership with Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Society. Its core objective is to understand how the built environment has consequences on the shape of society in an increasingly urbanised world where over 50% of people live in cities.
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