Category Archives: Organisation

new proposal: “What Was The Problem …”

Posted on January 31, 2013 by boto boto boto

We posted a new proposal for a next class with The Public School Berlin (link). We would like to discuss texts by Lucius Burckhardt, Markus Miessen, Carson Chan, Judith Butler and others. We are hoping for your enthusiasm and support. … Continue reading →

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new papers: Eyal Weizman / JP Vassal

Posted on January 23, 2013 by boto boto boto

______ Eyal Weizman: Walking through Walls, download here. Ilka & Andreas Ruby in Conversation with Jean-Philippe Vassal, download here.

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Class: “The Problem of Berlin” 4th session

Posted on December 3, 2012 by boto boto boto

Monday, December 3, 20:00 at Archive Books Dieffenbachstraße 31, 10967 The subject of the last class in the cycle will be protest. The main text is “Squatting and Urban Renewal: The Interaction of Squatter Movements and Strategies of Urban Restructuring in … Continue reading →

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Class: “The Problem of Berlin” 3rd session

Posted on November 18, 2012 by boto boto boto

Monday, November 19, 20:00 at Archive Books Dieffenbachstraße 31, 10967 This week the different effects of demography is the thread to follow. An interview with Neil Smith brings up the debate over ‘supply side’ and ‘demand side’ explanations for gentrification. Crudely put, the … Continue reading →

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New Class: “The Problem of Berlin”

Posted on October 19, 2012 by boto boto boto

After earlier classes exploring ideas of the political and architectural practice (cf. The City and the Political I and II), the purpose of this spin-off is to move from the abstract to the concrete. No longer ‘any’ city, but Berlin – what … Continue reading →

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City Political Papers — now in colour!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by William Davis
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14th class on Eyal Weizman’s “Walking through Walls”

Posted on July 15, 2012 by boto boto boto

dear citypolitical hipster*, we are going to read eyal weizman’s “walking through walls” tomorrow. the text could be found here: http://eipcp.net/transversal/0507/weizman/en/print in the second part of the class we will discuss a suggestion on how to develop and structure a … Continue reading →

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The City and the Political at PREOCCUPIED

Posted on June 27, 2012 by boto boto boto

The City and the Political is visiting PREOCCUPIED, visiting the 7th Berlin Biennale, visiting KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin. For the PREOCCUPIED Conference The City and the Political will accommodate the space of the KW and operate as as … Continue reading →

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13th class — reflecting on The City and the Political

Posted on June 17, 2012 by kennycard

The 13th class will be on June 18, 2012, 20:00, at Altez Finanzamt, Schönstedtstraße 7, in Neukölln. We will reflect upon the texts, projects, and the future or end of the class. Also, we can also discuss the reflection by the three organizers on the … Continue reading →

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11th class on Hardt & Negri’s “Commonwealth”

Posted on May 28, 2012 by boto boto boto

The 11th class will be on May 28, 2012, 20:00, at Altez Finanzamt, Schönstedtstraße 7, in Neukölln. We shall discuss “Commonwealth” and here the chapter is “DE CORPORE 2 : METROPOLIS” by Hardt & Negri. File can be found here: http://bit.ly/JCg4Df On the pdf that is pages 134—140. … Continue reading →

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