Democracy is not a singular thing; it is an enterprise comprised of many simultaneous methods of expression, resistance, regulation, and recognition. In other words, it is always a work in progress. Amidst political instability and tidal sways of extremist and authoritarian, grassroots forms of political resistance and strong social capital have preserved the democratic integrity of cities all throughout Latin America. The “GROUNDS OF DEMOCRACY” symposium will examine those forms of resistance alongside design practices working to serve democratic endeavors. With an emphasis on the...

This event will be held in Portuguese only.

Speakers: Tatiana Salem Levy, escritora, ensaísta e pesquisadora na Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Manoela Sawitzki, doutora em Literatura, Cultura e Contemporaneidade (PUC-Rio), escritora, roteirista e jornalista
Moderated by: Ana Laura Malmaceda, Doutoranda, Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

Vista Chinesa (2021), o mais recente romance de Tatiana Salem Levy, trabalha os dois lados de uma cidade, o Rio de Janeiro pré-Olimpíadas, cuja beleza...

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On behalf of Latin GSD, We would like to invite you to this year’s symposium on LESSONS FROM LATIN AMERICA

In contexts of rapid, inequitable urbanization and socio-spatial innovations, what can global scholars and practitioners of urban planning, design, landscape, and architecture learn from Latin America?

This year's Latin GSD Symposium...

Speaker: João Paulo Cuenca, Writer and Filmmaker
Moderated by: Lucas Mertehikian, PhD Candidate, Harvard University

Argentine-Brazilian writer and filmmaker João Paulo Cuenca will read segments from his latest book "I Found Out I Was Dead" as well as discuss the creative process for his next book.

João Paulo Cuenca is a Argentine-Brazilian writer and filmmaker born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the author of six books and some of his novels have been translated into eight languages. “I found out I...