This workshop examines ideas of radical incrementalism across our towns and cities. It seeks to explore theories and practices that can support emancipatory change across urban regions through the power of urban dwellers to challenge poverty, oppression and unjust environments.
To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the establishment of the African Centre for Cities, we are hosting the ACC International Urban Conference from 1 to 3 February 2018, at the University of Cape Town.
ACC and Cityscapes Collective presents experts from the worlds of architecture, public health, education, culture and technology to discuss the key ideas driving their work in a series of provocations moderated by award-winning filmmaker, community organiser and urbanist Michael Uwemedimo of CMAP.
You are invited to attend the one-night only exhibition of pumflets produced by the students of the MPhil Southern Urbanism. The exhibition is the product of the third iteration of the City Research Studio, which forms the cornerstone of the MPhil Southern Urbanism curriculum. The City Research Studio functions as a laboratory space where students learn to walk, see, smell, touch, embrace, explore and reimagine the city through intimate engagements. City Research Studio 3 was convened by Ilze Wolff of Wolff Architects, who co-founded pumflet: art, architecture and stuff with artist Kemang Wa Lehulere in 2016. According to Wolff the publication series explores the social imagination, stories of neighbourhoods and reflecting on histories of the present. "pumflet’s aim is to publicise research-in-process and to conceive of interventions in space and public culture based on research. It is a collection of conceptual art interventions and a collection of correspondence art practices. pumflet, then, is in a way a continued digging and reflecting on the imagination of the collective, with ideas around restoring some ‘deleted scenes’, consequences of forced removals, hyper capitalist urban development and the impacts of state power of the land and the landless," she explains. Using this methodology students have produced their own pumflets over the course of six weeks and will showcase them on Friday, 23 August 2019, from 18:00 at the studio of Wolff Architect, 136 Buitenkant Street, Bo Kaap, Cape Town. WHEN: Friday, 23 August 2019 TIME: 18:00 WHERE: Wolff Architects, 136 Buitengracht Street, Bo Kaap, Cape Town Refreshments will be served.
Join us to celebrate and share the work of the first cohort of MPhil Southern Urbanism graduates, along with their first year colleagues. WHEN: Thursday, 7 November TIME: 14:00 to 17:00 with drinks and snacks afterwards VENUE: Davies Reading Room, EGS Building, UCT RSVP by Monday 4 November, to khaya.salman@uct.ac.za PROGRAMME Reflections on Thesis Work: 2nd Year Graduating MPhil Students Thesis research artefacts Fieldwork stories Arguments and contributions Finding a voice in urban studies Discussion Forthcoming Thesis Research: 1st Year Students Discussants: Anna Selmeczi – Mphil Southern Urbanisms Convenor Sophie Oldfield – Professor of Urban Studies Edgar Pieterse – Director ACC, Professor of Urban Policy
The MPhil Southern Urbanism programme is conceived of, and designed to cultivate a new generation of urban scholars rooted in the realities and theories of Southern cities. The programme as an intellectual project has its foundations in Urban Studies as a scholarly debate and as an interdisciplinary imperative situated in the complex realities of African and southern cities. Through a combination of guided learning in small-group seminars, experimentation in various spaces of urban practice and independent thesis research, the programme provides a truly unique opportunity to ground yourself in the realities, theories and practise of cities of the Global South. The programme seeks to build students' capacity to engage in epistemological debates, thinking from the vantage point of African and Southern cities, and versed in global urban debates. The core courses, namely Urban Theory, Urban Everyday and Curating Urban Regulation, are designed to impart these skills and knowledge. A cornerstone of the programme is the City Research Studio, a compulsory, year-long course that aims to cultivate methodological dexterity and the capacity for rigorous research through experimental and experiential learning. Finally the minor dissertation provides students with the opportunity to build confidence in writing, in articulating scholarly arguments, and in positioning oneself in the field effectively. Applications for the 2022 MPhil Southern Urbanism programme are open. If you are interested in applying but have some questions, join programme convenor Dr Anna Selmeczi for an info session. In the session she will give a brief overview of the programme and there will be plenty of time for your questions. WHEN | Monday, 14 June 2021TIME | 12:30-13:00 SASTREGISTER HERE
Join MPhil Southern Urbanism programme convenor Dr Anna Selmeczi for an overview of the pedagogical approach, programme structure and entry requirements.
The MPhil Southern Urbanism is designed to cultivate the next generation of urban thinkers from the South, who are rooted in the realities, theories and practise of cities of the Global South. Drawing together a diverse cohort of scholar and practitioners, the programme utilises a combination of guided learning in small-group seminars, experimentation in various spaces of urban practice and independent thesis research to ground students in Urban Studies theory, and new research methodologies. APPLICATIONS DEADLINE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: 31 October 2022 APPLICATIONS DEADLINE SA STUDENTS: 30 November 2022 If you are interested in applying for the MPhil Southern Urbanism programme but still have some questions? This info session, hosted by programme convenor, Dr Anna Selmeczi will provide a brief overview of the pedagogical approach, programme structure and entry requirements, as well as discussion time to answer all your questions. REGISTER HERE
Join the African Centre for Cities for the MPhil Southern Urbanism Open Day to learn about the programme.
Join this info session to find out more about the MPhil Southern Urbanism programme.
African Centre for Cities is delighted to invite you to the launch of Disrupted Urbanism: Situated Smart Initiatives in African Cities by Prof Nancy Odendaal, Head of Department, School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, University of Cape Town (UCT).
African Centre for Cities invites you to the launch of theoriSE: debating the southeastern turn in urban studies, edited by Oren Yiftachel and Nisa Mammon.
The African Centre for Cities, through Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), are calling for scholarship applications for 2024. DAAD are offering five In-Region Scholarships* for students from Sub-Saharan Africa who enrol for the MPhil Southern Urbanism (Masters in Urban Studies) programme at the University of Cape Town. If you are interested in applying for the scholarship but have questions, join MPhil Southern Urbanism convenor Anna Selmeczi for this information session. WHEN | Tuesday, 4 April 2023 TIME | 12:00-13:00 SAST REGISTER HERE
If you are interested in applying for the MPhil Southern Urbanism programme but still have some questions? This info session, hosted by programme convenor, Dr Anna Selmeczi will provide a brief overview of the pedagogical approach, programme structure and entry requirements, as well as discussion time to answer all your questions.
The African Centre for Cities, through Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), are calling for scholarship applications for 2025. DAAD are offering five In-Region Scholarships* for students from Sub-Saharan Africa who enrol for the MPhil Southern Urbanism (Masters in Urban Studies) programme at the University of Cape Town. If you are interested in applying for the scholarship but have questions, join MPhil Southern Urbanism convenor Anna Selmeczi for this information session. WHEN | Monday, 25 March 2024 TIME | 12:00-13:00 SAST JOIN ZOOM MEETING MEETING ID: 874 0499 7882 PASSCODE: 254675
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