PhD Projects:
Artsy Rust Belts: Narratives of the Creative Class in Post-Industrial Cities from a Transatlantic Perspective
Green Metropoles: Conserving Whose World? Sustainability Standards in the U.S. and Germany
Social Change for Engaging Cities: Translating Urban 'Collective Impact' Initiatives between the Rust Belt and the Ruhr
Jazzing Up the Climate-Friendly City: Scripts for Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Rehabilitation in Detroit and the Ruhrgebiet
Scripts of Diversity Gardening: The Inclusive Green City Plot in Portland (Oregon) and Essen
Raising Ethnic Voices: Counter-Discourses in the Contemporary Cultural Scenes of New York City and Los Angeles
Waterfront Reconquista: Conflicting Scripts for Waterfront and Port Developments in Inland Harbor Cities
Postdoctoral Project:
Trivial Pursuits: The Practices and Politics of Prioritization in Postindustrial Urban Spaces
December 6: Jens Gurr at KoMet Conference
December 7: Maria Sulimma and Hanna Henryson at UDE Research Colloquium
December 9: TV Thursday with Maria Sulimma
January 25: Juliane Borosch at “Hipsters and Gentrifiers” Lecture Series
