Cities in Conflict

With the rapid intensification of urbanisation, cities are now seen as spaces of conflict, ranging from urban violence to warfare. Yet the city is also seen as a space for rebuilding and for making new urban ties. This conference, organised by Goldsmiths' Centre for Urban and Community Research and the ICA's Unit for Global Justice, brings together urban and architectural theorists, photographers and sociologists to explore issues such as the relation between the material city and conflict, and whether new urban forms have produced new forms of violence. Speakers include Eyal Weizman, Michael Keith and Jenny Matthews.