Interdisciplinary Reading Circle

The Format

Our interdisciplinary reading group offers a platform for cross-disciplinary academic exchange on selected urban research texts. We invite all interested parties from different disciplines to enrich the discussion with their perspectives. We look forward to your participation! The language of our discussion will be chosen according to the participants. (ENG/DE)

Guiding Ideas

We think it is very interesting to ask to what extent a text (or author) that is considered a classic in one's own discipline or that is central to one's own concept of urbanity is also convincing for someone with a different disciplinary perspective. Questions that guide our discussion include: What can the text contribute to an understanding of urbanity or the city? How convincing is the text outside its disciplinary location? Where are its weaknesses or gaps?

Conceptual Framework

We would also like to tailor our future selection of texts to the interests of the reading group. We welcome any literature suggestions that you would like to discuss in an interdisciplinary context.

The texts will be made available via our cloud ( NUR Next.Hessenbox). Should there be any problems with access or should questions arise or you have a text suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone.

Contact

Daniel: kunze@ifs.tu-darmstadt.de / +49 6151 16-57006.

Denis: haag@ifs.tu-darmstadt / +49 6151 16-57332