Today I spoke at a Durham Geography workshop on Charlie Hebdo organised by Angharad Closs Stephens
Here’s a summary of what I said:
1. The January attacks on Paris are representative of a form of violence that is urbanised. A form of urban insurgency that is increasingly common in cities around the world – Mumbai, Madrid, London, Boston, Nairobi. It exploits urban technologies/infrastructures – cars, rails, roads – and urban morphology – enclosed spaces, crowded spaces – for maximum effect. It is not new, but it’s effective. Military doctrine has warned of the complexity of urban space for a while, but this urban insurgency demonstrates a lack of effective response – partly because, as I will discuss in a minute, the proposed responses erode the core attributes of the urban environment that we value – freedom, plurality and so on. (more…)
Durham Geography Charlie Hebdo Event
Tuesday, February 10th, 2015Today I spoke at a Durham Geography workshop on Charlie Hebdo organised by Angharad Closs Stephens
Here’s a summary of what I said:
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