The conference brought together scholars from several countries and a variety of disciplines, who shared their research on questions of conflicts, exclusion, inequality, insecurity and tension in urban contexts. They discussed possible solutions to these problems and presented their experimental projects that seek to create more inclusive, just and peaceful cities. The conference program may be found here. Video recodings are available at the following links:
Session I: Who owns city walls? Perspectives on graffiti and street art
Merav Kaddar, Erasmus University of Rotterdam: My city as a battle ground: (re-)narrating national conflicts through urban artivism – 3 examples from Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Michal Huss, Tel Aviv University: The transgressive art of walking: City walking tours as a means for refugees to claim a right to the city and its heritage
Session II: Who owns a right to the city? Perspectives on urban (in)equality
Avner De-Shalit, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: City of equals
Antoni Remisar, University of Barcelona: The suburb that wished to be city. Bon Pastor neighbourhood (Barcelona)
Nir Barak, Ben Gurion University of the Negev: Secure citizens: Policing, safety and city-zenship
Session III: Who’s in charge? Urban authorities and institutions as agents of problem-solving, conflict negotiation and autonomy
Stephan Leixnering, Vienna University of Economics and Business:Shared ownership for urban solutions to current crises
Nufar Avni, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Filling the void: Cultural institutions as socio-political actors in East Jerusalem
Session IV: Imagine: Visions of possible cities (Podium Discussion)
Jasmin Jossin, German Institute of Urban Affairs: Urban Xtopia: Who owns the future?
Tareq Nassar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Hope through action: Sinsila model in East Jerusalem
Katya Assaf, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem & Tim Schnetgöke, Independent Scholar: If billboards could talk: An experiment in Berlin
Session V: Who owns public spaces? Urban exclusion, isolation and strategies of placemaking
Talja Blokland, Humboldt University of Berlin, Whose public space - What city? A Berlin perspective on the risks of urban seclusion
Limor Yehuda, University of Haifa & Michal Braier, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: The apartheid city and Jerusalem: Law, planning and social transformation
Noga Keidar, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem: Evolving epistemologies of Placemaking: Tools for theoretical and diagnostic analysis
Session VI: Who owns city walls? Perspectives on graffiti and street art
Peter Bengtsen, Lund University: The urban playground: reflections on city ownership through exploration
Enrico Bonadio, City University of London: Copyright in the street: An oral history of creative processes in street art and graffiti subcultures
Eynat Mendelson, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology: This is mine!!! Who owns the city’s walls?
