Past Events
25th Annual Public Lecture: Lawrence Vale
"Developing and Redeveloping Public Housing: The Design Politics of Twice-Cleared Communities"
Ford Professor of Urban Design and Planning at MIT, will deliver Urban Studies’ 25 th Annual Public Lecture, entitled Developing and Redeveloping Public Housing: The Design Politics of Twice-Cleared Communities. The…
24th Annual Public Lecture: Peter Dreier
"Is There Hope for American Cities? A Cautiously Optimistic View"
Peter Dreier, the Dr. E.P. Clapp Distinguished Professor of Politics and Director of the Urban & Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College in Los Angeles, will deliver the 24th Annual Urban…
23rd Annual Public Lecture: Sudhir Venkatesh
“Law and Order in the Urban Ghetto”
Sudhir Venkatesh, Professor of Sociology at Columbia University in New York City, will deliver the 23 rd Annual Urban Studies Public Lecture. The lecture is entitled “Law and Order in the…
22nd Annual Public Lecture: David Harvey
"Neoliberalism and the City"
The distinguished geographer and social theorist, David Harvey, will be the 22nd Annual Urban Studies Public Lecturer. The lecture is entitled ‘Neoliberalism and the City’, and will take place Thursday, November 2,…
21st Annual Public Lecture: Camilo José Vergara
"Images as a Source of Discovery: Camden 1975-2005"
The Urban Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania announces Camilo José Vergara, a New York based photographer and MacArthur Foundation Fellow as its 21 st Annual Public Lecturer. The lecture…
20th Annual Public Lecture: Eric Klinenberg
"Fighting for Air: Big Media and the Asphyxiation of Local News"
"Fighting for Air: Big Media and the Asphyxiation of Local News"
Klinenberg is currently an Assistant Professor of Sociology at New York University, a position that he held previously at…