To mark the publication of new contributions to our Cambridge Elements in Global Urban History series, we will feature interviews with authors and share short excerpts from their work. Here, GUHP Blog associate editor Maytal Mark interviews Mariana Dantas and Emma Hart, the authors of Early Modern Atlantic Cities. Mariana Dantas is Associate Professor of…

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832: Cindy Gentry on Food Coop’s Impact on Local Food. How they can change the food landscape. In This Podcast: Cindy discusses her extensive work in food co-ops, hunger prevention, and healthy food systems development. She shares her experiences in establishing the Phoenix Public Market and various farmers market programs to support local farmers and…

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An interdisciplinary conference16th-18th September 2019St John’s College, Cambridge Paper proposals are invited for an interdisciplinary conference on ‘Encounters: the coincidence of space, time, and subjectivity’. This conference will bring into dialogue a range of disciplines to explore ways in which space and time interact, how they are socially formed or experienced, how they are culturally…

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Fig 1 – “The Etheral Junkspace” a photo manipulation by Manaswini Rajesh. etcetera, etcetera and etcetera.  City centre of Madurai, a sterilised urban form, on the river banks of Vaigai, is defined by its streets that were constructed with a yardstick that fits exactly a bullock cart. Don’t even get me started on the current…

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