March 20th, 2011
by FaDi
If you are a critical urbanist, practitioner or researcher, and you believe in political engagement and alternative discourse, join fellow critical urbanists at the 2011 TINAG festival platform. DISCURSIVE FORMATIONS has participated in the 2010 TINAG festival and presented a critical reading of public space in Beirut, based on the work At the Edge of the City.
THIS IS NOT A GATEWAY (TINAG) FESTIVAL 2011
23 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2011, UCL SLADE RESEARCH CENTRE, LONDON, WC1
OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS (DEADLINE: 05 MAY 2011)
You are invited! Submissions are sought from a lived knowledge/experience perspective, as well as from the widest range of disciplines. Details
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November 14th, 2010
by FaDi
Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Public Space Enthusiasts,
DISCURSIVE FORMATIONS book At the Edge of the City will be featured during the 2nd edition of the Festival of Lebanese Art Books (FoLAB). The festival is organized by RectoVerso from 16 to 20 November 2010 at the UNESCO Palace; the opening ceremony is under the patronage of Dr. Tarek Mitri, Minister of Information.
FoLAB will feature over 800 titles of Lebanese art books, and At the Edge of the City will have a signing session on Wednesday 17 November at 7:00 PM. I hope you can join us and enjoy the festival, especially those who didn’t have a look at our work on Beirut’s public space.
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October 17th, 2010
by FaDi
Dear All,
Following up on my earlier post, I will present At the Edge of the City at This Is Not A Gateway {TINAG} 3rd Annual Festival on Saturday 23rd October at 5:00-6:00 pm, Hanbury Hall (E1), London.
The talk is titled “The grass is never greener except on the other side!” It focuses on reading park closure as a function of constructing landscape representations at city and country levels; the park is loaded with meanings of post-war reconciliation, and the space of everyday public life is dismissed.
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I look forward to interact with you at the festival (if you happen to be in London), and I end by an invitation from Deepa Naik and Trenton Oldfield:
And lastly, we hope to see you at the launch evening is on Thursday 21 October, 7:15pm. We are fortunate to have some delicious ‘Wines from Spain’, music & video clips from Mr Frisbee, special projections by Larisa Balzic, and of course the opening of your exhibitions and films. It will be a nice chance for fellow festival-goers and festival-participants to meet one another before the 3 days of events – one of the most important ‘outcomes’ of the festival has been the new working/friendship/romantic relationships that have been established as a result of the three days together.
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