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📢 Upcoming #USFSeminarSeriesAwards event
"Lyari Kaur Kinaray: Forgotten Ecologies in a Changed Climate" is the fourth masterclass in "Ordinary Ecologies of Repair".
📅 22 June 2026 | 3.00 pm Karachi | 4.00 pm Dhaka | 3.30 pm Delhi
🔗 Register: zurl.co/VYN6M
👉 Learn more: zurl.co/fwF9b
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📢 Extending Comparisons: Putting Eastern Europe and Africa in Conversation
Final #USFSeminarSeriesAwards seminar in a cross-regional series exploring urban politics across Benin and Tallinn.
📅 1–2 July | UCL London & Online
👉 Info and registration: zurl.co/2WUKf
🔗 Programme: zurl.co/Mwaf9
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📢 #USFSeminarSeriesAwards Event
Feminist Geographies of Carcerality in Palestine, a seminar exploring how prison violence extends into urban spaces, and the gendered dimensions of the carceral system.
📅 13 June 2026, 13:00
📍 Birzeit & Zoom
🔗 Register: zurl.co/t87cV
👉 Learn more: zurl.co/0ZpzA
📢 Upcoming #USFSeminarSeriesAwards event
"Dehat in Flux: Facing Climate Anxiety in Peri-Urban Delhi" is the second masterclass in "Ordinary Ecologies of Repair". Anchored by Dr Rohit Negi.
📅 8 June 2026, 5pm (IST)
🔗 Register: zurl.co/1VKQf
👉 Learn more: zurl.co/7OnMO
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📢 Upcoming #USFSeminarSeriesAwards event
"Talking Poromboke: Healing Chennai" is the third masterclass in "Ordinary Ecologies of Repair". Anchored by Nityanand Jayaraman.
📅 20 June 2026, 4:00 pm (IST)
🔗 Register: zurl.co/1qhuE
👉 Learn more: zurl.co/QK8JH
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🎥 Watch "Servis: commoning commutes" on YouTube
▶️ zurl.co/4mGgZ
👉 The story behind the film by former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Eda Beyazit: zurl.co/ulSo7
A documentary funded by a #USFKnowledgeMobilisationAward 🇹🇷🚌
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⏰ Reminder: USF International Fellowships grant funding call
Fully-funded Urban Studies Foundation program, which offers 3-9 month sabbatical research visits for urban scholars from the Global South.
🗓️ Deadline: 6 July 2026 (23:59 UTC+0)
🔗 Learn more & apply: zurl.co/of3D6
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📢 Upcoming #USFSeminarSeriesAwards Event
"Marammat: Youth Holding the City Together" is the opening masterclass of the five-city seminar series "Ordinary Ecologies of Repair". Anchored by Dr Anant Maringanti.
📅 5 June 2026 | 4:00 pm (IST)
🔗 Register: zurl.co/M52vu
👉 Learn more: zurl.co/IDpS5
📢 Upcoming seminar from #USFInternationalFellow Dr Michael Gameli Dziwornu — how large-scale festive events like Detty December transform urban space in West African cities.
📅 24 June 2026 | 09:30–11:30 (GMT+1)
📍 University of Manchester
🔗 zurl.co/aREvd
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🎬 New documentary by former #USFInternationalFellow Dr Sandra Carolina Pulido Chaparro!
"Ellas" explores memory and resistance in self-built neighbourhoods in northern Bogotá. A poetic reflection on inequality, gentrification, and the right to housing. 🇨🇴
▶️ zurl.co/ahpeY
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