From beverley at fas.harvard.edu Thu Nov 9 14:35:25 2006 From: beverley at fas.harvard.edu (eric lewis beverley) Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 14:35:25 -0500 Subject: [Urban-Media] [urban-media] American Sprawl References: <6.2.0.14.2.20061109142538.06325eb0@imap.fas.harvard.edu> Message-ID: <62A2E3A4-E6DC-4019-9F10-EAC78B142D98@fas.harvard.edu> All~ Just received this announcement, thought it might be of interest in connection with our recent examinations of global suburbias. elb >> >> >> 2006-2007 Dean's Lecture Series >> >> >> >> A Field Guide to Sprawl: >> >> How to Read Everyday American Landscapes >> >> >> >> Dolores Hayden >> >> >> >> Professor of Architecture, Urbanism, and American Studies, Yale >> University >> >> Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences, >> Stanford University >> >> >> >> Monday, November 20, 2006 >> >> 4:00 PM >> >> Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study >> >> >> >> Radcliffe Gymnasium >> >> 10 Garden Street >> >> Cambridge, Massachusetts >> >> This event is free and open to the public. >> >> Dolores Hayden, noted urban historian and architect, is a unique >> and insightful guide to the American metropolitan landscape. >> According to Hayden, built space expresses a society?s material >> priorities. Most Americans inhabit complex metropolitan landscapes >> layered with tracts, strip malls, office parks, and highways, but >> very few can decode the landscapes? physical forms or explain >> their economic origins. In this lecture, Hayden will define seven >> characteristic suburban landscapes created between 1820 and 2000. >> She will address how federal subsidies for real estate development >> support the last three of these patterns, encouraging sprawl >> beginning in the 1930s. >> >> Hayden is professor of architecture, urbanism, and American >> studies at Yale, and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies >> in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford. She is the author of six >> books about the cultural and political history of American built >> environments, her latest being A Field Guide to Sprawl (Norton, >> 2004), a ?devil?s dictionary? of bad building patterns. Her other >> publications include Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban >> Growth, 1820?2000 (Pantheon, 2003), The Power of Place: Urban >> Landscapes as Public History (MIT Press, 1995), and The Grand >> Domestic Revolution: A History of Feminist Designs for American >> Homes, Neighborhoods and Cities (MIT Press, 1981). Hayden is also >> an award-winning poet whose works have been published in the Yale >> Review, Kenyon Review, and Southwest Review. Her most recent >> collection is American Yard (WordTech Communications, 2004). >> >> Since 1973, Hayden has held academic appointments in architecture, >> landscape architecture, urban planning, and American studies in a >> teaching career that has spanned the Massachusetts Institute of >> Technology, University of California at Berkeley, and University >> of California at Los Angeles, as well as Yale. She earned her >> professional degree in architecture from the Harvard Graduate >> School of Design; she was a Bunting fellow at Radcliffe in 1976? >> 1977; and she received the Radcliffe Graduate Society Medal for >> outstanding contributions to her profession in 1991. >> >> This is the third in the 2006-2007 Dean's Lecture Series. The >> final lecture will be: >> >> Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 4 PM >> >> Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, College Park; Johns Hopkins >> University Bloomberg School of Public Health; US Canon Life >> Sciences, Inc. >> >> "Oceans, Climate, Biodiversity, and Human Health: The Cholera >> Paradigm" >> >> >> >> For more information, please call 617-495-8600 or visit >> www.radcliffe.edu. >> >> >> The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at > prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" / >> >Harvard University is a scholarly community where individuals >> pursue advanced work across a wide range of academic disciplines, >> professions, and creative arts. Within this broad purpose, the >> Institute sustains a continuing commitment to the study of women, >> gender, and society. >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/urban-media/attachments/20061109/a3b71b2c/attachment.htm From beverley at fas.harvard.edu Thu Nov 9 15:13:42 2006 From: beverley at fas.harvard.edu (eric lewis beverley) Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 15:13:42 -0500 Subject: [Urban-Media] primary sources in the Loeb Library (Harvard GSD) Message-ID: <40540E20-87C0-4984-B049-60924D50BC28@fas.harvard.edu> Friends~ I believe that Shekhar has already been privy to the somewhat spotty but rich store of primary sources on South Asian (and other) cities available in the Loeb Library of the Harvard Design School, but I figured I would send an email around to let those of you who have not perused the collection know about some of the things that are housed there. For those of you that do not have Harvard library privileges, I should point out that the staff at Loeb have never once checked my ID (quite a contrast to Widener's absurd number of security checkpoints and prohibitive charges for the non-affiliated reader). In addition to any number of obscure published monographs and studies, there are fairly extensive sets of planning commission and development trust reports for several major Indian cities (Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Patna, Lucknow, and Rangoon to name a few that I noticed; alas nothing here on Hyderabad). A browse in the stacks around NAC 6951 will reveal unexpected treasures. Another rich source is the _Journal of the Institute of Town Planners, India_, which is filed alphabetically in the periodicals section. Loeb's collection starts with the second issue (1955) and proceeds onwards to the 1980s. I expect there are similar documents covering Middle Eastern and other cities that may be of interest to members of the reading group, and one can find out by doing an 'expanded search' on the Hollis catalog and selecting 'Loed Design' from the locations menu. Looking forward to seeing all of you next week when Anand will join us for an exploration of Delhi. Eric From shekhar at MIT.EDU Fri Nov 10 10:50:07 2006 From: shekhar at MIT.EDU (Shekhar Krishnan) Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:50:07 -0500 Subject: [Urban-Media] TUESDAY: Delhi in Ruins Message-ID: <1163173807.14538.1.camel@localhost> Dear All: We will meet for our next session on TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER in MIT Building E-51 Room 191 (the STS Reading Room) from 7.00-9.00 p.m. to discuss these texts on the politics of medieval ruins and cultures of urban memory in Delhi: PRIMARY TEXTS Anand Vivek Taneja, Columbia University, "The Archaeology of Myth: The Myth of Archaeology: The Pasts and Present of the Purana Qila" http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/taneja_archaeology_myth.pdf Anand Vivek Taneja, "History and Heritage Woven in the New Urban Fabric: The Changing Landscapes of Delhi's 'First City', 1995-2005 (or, Who Can Tell the Histories of Lado Sarai?)" http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/taneja_lado_sarai.pdf SECONDARY TEXTS Selections from Brinkley Messick, The Calligraphic State, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993, pp. 95-98 on 'endowments' and pp.171-176 on 'shakwa'. http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/messick_calligraphic_state.pdf C.A. Bayly, "Delhi and Other Cities of North India during the 'Twilight'" in R.E. Frykenberg, ed., Delhi Through the Ages, reprinted in The Delhi Omnibus, New Delhi: Oxford University Press India, 2002, pp.121-136 http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/bayly_delhi_twilight.pdf Narayani Gupta, "Delhi and Its Hinterland: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries" in R.E. Frykenberg, ed., Delhi Through the Ages, reprinted in The Delhi Omnibus, New Delhi: Oxford University Press India, 2002, pp.137-156 http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/gupta_delhi_and_hinterland.pdf Naveeda Khan, "Of Children and Jinns: An Inquiry into an Unexpected Friendship During Uncertain Times", Cultural Anthropology, May 2006 http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/khan_children_jinn.pdf Sunil Kumar, "A Medieval Reservoir and Modern Urban Planning: Local Society and the Hauz-i-Rani" and "Making Sacred History or Everyone his/her own Historian: The Pasts of the village of Saidlajab" from The Present in Delhi's Pasts, Delhi: Three Essays Press, 2002, pp.62-118. http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/kumar_delhi_pasts.pdf Please note that this last link to the text by Sunil Kumar is the entire book, but the reading is only for the second and third essays in the volume, as cited above. The first two links will be the basis for a short presentation and introduction to discussion by Anand Vivek Taneja from the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University, who will join us for the session. As usual, I will order meals for everyone. Please let me know if you are NOT coming so I can adjust the food order accordingly. Best, S.K. -- Shekhar Krishnan c/o Erik Ghenoiu Zionskirchstrasee 49 Berlin 10119 Germany http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar http://www.heptanesia.net http://www.crit.org.in/members/shekhar -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/urban-media/attachments/20061110/7cfaaaa8/attachment.htm From radiofreealtair at gmail.com Sat Nov 11 15:19:38 2006 From: radiofreealtair at gmail.com (Anand Vivek Taneja) Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:19:38 -0500 Subject: [Urban-Media] TUESDAY: Delhi in Ruins In-Reply-To: <1163173807.14538.1.camel@localhost> References: <1163173807.14538.1.camel@localhost> Message-ID: <8178da990611111219u13d34defje8dd403b06f815df@mail.gmail.com> Hi Shekhar, all, Will we have projection facilities. I would like to show (quite a) few images. Warmly, Anand On 11/10/06, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > > Dear All: > > We will meet for our next session on TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER in MIT Building E-51 > Room 191 (the STS Reading Room) from 7.00-9.00 p.m. to discuss these texts > on the politics of medieval ruins and cultures of urban memory in Delhi: > > PRIMARY TEXTS > > Anand Vivek Taneja, Columbia University, "The Archaeology of Myth: The Myth > of Archaeology: The Pasts and Present of the Purana Qila" > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/taneja_archaeology_myth.pdf > > Anand Vivek Taneja, "History and Heritage Woven in the New Urban Fabric: The > Changing Landscapes of Delhi's 'First City', 1995-2005 (or, Who Can Tell > the Histories of Lado Sarai?)" > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/taneja_lado_sarai.pdf > > SECONDARY TEXTS > > Selections from Brinkley Messick, The Calligraphic State, Berkeley: University > of California Press, 1993, pp. 95-98 on 'endowments' and pp.171-176 on > 'shakwa'. > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/messick_calligraphic_state.pdf > > C.A. Bayly, "Delhi and Other Cities of North India during the 'Twilight'" > in R.E. Frykenberg, ed., Delhi Through the Ages, reprinted in The Delhi > Omnibus, New Delhi: Oxford University Press India, 2002, pp.121-136 > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/bayly_delhi_twilight.pdf > > Narayani Gupta, "Delhi and Its Hinterland: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth > Centuries" in R.E. Frykenberg, ed., Delhi Through the Ages, reprinted in > The Delhi Omnibus, New Delhi: Oxford University Press India, 2002, > pp.137-156 > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/gupta_delhi_and_hinterland.pdf > > Naveeda Khan, "Of Children and Jinns: An Inquiry into an Unexpected Friendship > During Uncertain Times", Cultural Anthropology, May 2006 > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/khan_children_jinn.pdf > > Sunil Kumar, "A Medieval Reservoir and Modern Urban Planning: Local Society > and the Hauz-i-Rani" and "Making Sacred History or Everyone his/her own > Historian: The Pasts of the village of Saidlajab" from The Present in > Delhi's Pasts, Delhi: Three Essays Press, 2002, pp.62-118. > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/kumar_delhi_pasts.pdf > > Please note that this last link to the text by Sunil Kumar is the entire book, > but the reading is only for the second and third essays in the volume, as > cited above. > > The first two links will be the basis for a short presentation and > introduction to discussion by Anand Vivek Taneja from the Department of > Anthropology at Columbia University, who will join us for the session. > > As usual, I will order meals for everyone. Please let me know if you are > NOT coming so I can adjust the food order accordingly. > > Best, > > > S.K. > > -- > > Shekhar Krishnan > c/o Erik Ghenoiu > Zionskirchstrasee 49 > Berlin 10119 > Germany > > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar > http://www.heptanesia.net > http://www.crit.org.in/members/shekhar > > > --- > > MIT Urban Media Mailing List > > http://urban.media.mit.edu > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/urban-media > > -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. (with apologies to Dilbert) http://www.synchroni-cities.blogspot.com/ Only that historian will have the gift of fanning the spark of hope in the past who is firmly convinced that without a sense of humour you're basically pretty f***ed anyway. (with apologies to Walter Benjamin) http://www.chapatimystery.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/urban-media/attachments/20061111/076c1b6c/attachment.htm From radiofreealtair at gmail.com Sat Nov 11 15:19:38 2006 From: radiofreealtair at gmail.com (Anand Vivek Taneja) Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 15:19:38 -0500 Subject: [Urban-Media] TUESDAY: Delhi in Ruins In-Reply-To: <1163173807.14538.1.camel@localhost> References: <1163173807.14538.1.camel@localhost> Message-ID: <8178da990611111219u13d34defje8dd403b06f815df@mail.gmail.com> Hi Shekhar, all, Will we have projection facilities. I would like to show (quite a) few images. Warmly, Anand On 11/10/06, Shekhar Krishnan wrote: > > Dear All: > > We will meet for our next session on TUESDAY 14 NOVEMBER in MIT Building E-51 > Room 191 (the STS Reading Room) from 7.00-9.00 p.m. to discuss these texts > on the politics of medieval ruins and cultures of urban memory in Delhi: > > PRIMARY TEXTS > > Anand Vivek Taneja, Columbia University, "The Archaeology of Myth: The Myth > of Archaeology: The Pasts and Present of the Purana Qila" > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/taneja_archaeology_myth.pdf > > Anand Vivek Taneja, "History and Heritage Woven in the New Urban Fabric: The > Changing Landscapes of Delhi's 'First City', 1995-2005 (or, Who Can Tell > the Histories of Lado Sarai?)" > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/taneja_lado_sarai.pdf > > SECONDARY TEXTS > > Selections from Brinkley Messick, The Calligraphic State, Berkeley: University > of California Press, 1993, pp. 95-98 on 'endowments' and pp.171-176 on > 'shakwa'. > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/messick_calligraphic_state.pdf > > C.A. Bayly, "Delhi and Other Cities of North India during the 'Twilight'" > in R.E. Frykenberg, ed., Delhi Through the Ages, reprinted in The Delhi > Omnibus, New Delhi: Oxford University Press India, 2002, pp.121-136 > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/bayly_delhi_twilight.pdf > > Narayani Gupta, "Delhi and Its Hinterland: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth > Centuries" in R.E. Frykenberg, ed., Delhi Through the Ages, reprinted in > The Delhi Omnibus, New Delhi: Oxford University Press India, 2002, > pp.137-156 > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/gupta_delhi_and_hinterland.pdf > > Naveeda Khan, "Of Children and Jinns: An Inquiry into an Unexpected Friendship > During Uncertain Times", Cultural Anthropology, May 2006 > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/khan_children_jinn.pdf > > Sunil Kumar, "A Medieval Reservoir and Modern Urban Planning: Local Society > and the Hauz-i-Rani" and "Making Sacred History or Everyone his/her own > Historian: The Pasts of the village of Saidlajab" from The Present in > Delhi's Pasts, Delhi: Three Essays Press, 2002, pp.62-118. > http://www.mit.edu/~shekhar/urban-media/kumar_delhi_pasts.pdf > > Please note that this last link to the text by Sunil Kumar is the entire book, > but the reading is only for the second and third essays in the volume, as > cited above. > > The first two links will be the basis for a short presentation and > introduction to discussion by Anand Vivek Taneja from the Department of > Anthropology at Columbia University, who will join us for the session. > > As usual, I will order meals for everyone. 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