Urban studies is a relatively new academic field of study. This raises the question of what the field actually is.
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The author of ‘A Black Philadelphia Reader,’ a new anthology of writing by Philadelphia authors past and present, revisits four riveting works by local women.
Nighttime is much more than a source of danger or an occasion to party – it’s a portal into a different world, with rhythms, challenges and lifestyles of its own.
A folklorist is working to preserve the history of a unique, urban community of Lumbee Indians.
Our current celebration of cities is a big shift from the past generation when cities were seen to contain all of our problems. Should we believe the hype? Are the new ideas equally problematic?
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of English, Long Island University, Brooklyn
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Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia
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Assistant Curator for History and Culture, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
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Démocratie municipale, élections municipales, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)