A very positive review of Dr Pojani’s book, Trophy Cities, has just been published in the Journal of the American Planning Association. The review is by Dr Megan E. Heim LaFrombois at Auburn University. It’s available online here, with free access until October: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01944363.2022.2070409 Feel free to share the review on social media, using the hashtag #JAPAplanning and … Continue reading
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Dorina Pojani on New Books Network talking about her book Trophy Cities
The New Books Network is a consortium of author-interview podcast channels dedicated to raising the level of public discourse by introducing scholars and other serious writers to a wide public via new media. Listen to Dorina’s interview by Ingrid Bayley on NBN: https://newbooksnetwork.com/trophy-cities Ingrid is a PhD candidate in geography at the University of Queensland. Continue reading
Dorina Pojani on SBS Radio talking about her new book Trophy Cities
Canberra is the capital of Australia, but not everyone in the world knows it. Why should a small, new and little-known city host the seat of political power? Wouldn’t it be more logical to use the most important cities from an economic and cultural point of view, such as Melbourne or Sydney? Australia’s choice to … Continue reading
‘Electronic Cities’: book launch coming up!
Sebastien Darchen (UQ) and John Willsteed (QUT) will discuss their new book “Electronic Cities” published by Palgrave Mc-Millan. The whole UQ|UP community is invited! When: Wednesday 14 July, starting at 6:30pm Where: on Zoom (link to be sent upon registration) or in person (Avid Reader book store, West End) Register: avidreader.com.au/events/s%C3%A9bastien-darchen-and-john-willsteed-electronic-cities Buy book: Amazon AU … Continue reading
Free academic book offer for planners and human geographers
A retiring SEES academic is offering a large collection of books in several social sciences disciplines free to staff, postdocs and HDR students in SEES and other Schools. All in good or very good condition, the books are on display from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm from this coming Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th April … Continue reading
New article in The Conversation on ‘Electronic Cities’, by Sebastien Darchen
Urban planning and cultural policies often neglect electronic dance music (EDM). Now the pandemic is forcing the EDM world to come up with new strategies to survive. Read the full story in Sebastien Darchen in The Conversation. Continue reading
Glowing reviews for book on music and cities co-edited by Sebastien Darchen
“Electronic Cities: Music, Policies and Spaces in the 21st Century” is a welcome contribution to the ‘urban turn’ in popular music studies. It moves beyond the analysis of styles and venues, setting musical practice within complex networks of policy, economic history and metropolitan politics. These fascinating case studies take us beyond the self-proclaimed ‘capitals’ of … Continue reading