Luís Santiago Baptista (WG4) and Maria Rita Pais are the winners of the Thought and Criticism 2020 FAD prize. With contributions of Susana Oliveira (WG1)
Due to the pandemic situation, the deadline for Working Group 4’s call for projects (https://writingurbanplaces.eu/call-wup/call-for-projects-field-work-exhibition-writing-urban-places-porto-conference-18-19-november-2020/) has been extended. New, adjusted deadlines have already been included
Edited by Klaske Havik, Kris Pint, Svava Riesto and Henriette Steiner (WG2) “In this Vademecum we present a set of concepts that help us to
Dalia Milián Bernal, Finland – WG3 I am Mexican. Only three years ago, I moved to Tampere, the second largest urban area and third most
Maria Bostenaru, Romania – WG4 Since the 22nd of March, a Sunday, masses are not celebrated with public in Romania anymore. I am Roman Catholic,
beyond (imposed) social distancing & (imposed) social assembling Viktorija Bogdanova, Slovenia – WG3 I wonder if reaching a degree of imposed social distancing was inevitable
Maria Bostenaru Dan, Romania – WG4 Do we have more time during home office? Not only for family, but also for hobbies (for me:photography and
Juan García Esparza, Universitat Jaume I, Spain – WG2 The end of winter is the moment when some Mediterranean cultures celebrate life. A new beginning
Onorina Botezat, Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University, Romania – WG1 I am very fond of proverbs, sayings, and short wisdom stories, as I do think one
Zvi Weinstein, Israel – WG4 Socially Distanced sounds like an event connected to chaos, disaster, an outcome of unusual, abnormal situations where people are affected
COST provides networking opportunities for researchers and innovators in order to strengthen Europe’s capacity to address scientific, technological and societal challenges. There are three strategic priorities: promoting and spreading excellence, fostering interdisciplinary research for breakthrough science and empowering and retaining young researchers and innovators.
Writing Urban Places proposes an innovative investigation and implementation of a process for developing human understanding of communities, their society, and their situatedness, by narrative methods. It particularly focuses on the potential of narrative methods for urban development in European medium-sized cities.
