Urban Studies Graduate Student/Faculty Colloquium Series
By Penn Urban Studies Program
Date and time
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 · 5 - 7pm EDT
Location
Room 169 McNeil Building
3718 Locust Walk Phila, PA 19104Description
Design, Control, Predict: Cultural Politics in the Actually Existing Smart City
Aaron Shapiro, PhD Communication, Annenberg School, and Urban Studies Graduate Certificate
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Talk begins in Room 169, McNeil Building
Afterwards, Room 130 McNeil, the Urban Studies Office
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Are you a graduate student doing urban-focused research? Join us for the kick-off of our 2018-19 colloquium series. Aaron Shapiro will talk about his research examining the cultural stakes of smart city interventions and digital upgrades to urban services, with a particular interest in issues of surveillance, labor, and design. Then we'll head over to the Urban Studies office for drinks and empanadas from Jezabel's Cafe.
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Penn Urban Studies is an interdisciplinary program in the College of Arts & Sciences. It draws on faculty and resources across the university and the city to offer students a multi-faceted approach to the study of urban trends. Urban Studies was founded in 1970 in response to demand by students interested in engaging the important urban and social issues of the time. The program continues to be driven by a commitment to the connection of theory and practice in its curriculum and pedagogy.