Blog – Page 2 – Nazima Kadir, The October Anthropologist

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“Myth and Reality of the Amsterdam Squatters Movement,” chapter in edited volume, The City is Ours, published September 2014

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A chapter of mine has been published as part of an edited volume titled, The City is Ours: Squatting and Autonomous Movements in Europe from the 1970s to the Present. PM press is the publisher and the volume was edited by Bart van der Steen, Ask Katzeff, and Leendert van Hoogenhuijze. Each chapter provides a […]

Presentation at Embros, Squatted Theatre and Cultural Centre, Athens June 2014

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For my summer holiday, I went to Greece this year, spending one week in Athens with a few heavenly days swimming and relaxing on an island. Athens is a fascinating city and I decided to re-connect with people who I met at the Athens Biennale. I was particularly interested in meeting with people from Embros, a […]

Athens, Athens, Athens November 2013 and June 2014

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During the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of experiencing two trips to Athens. Presenting at the Athens Biennale was the purpose of the first trip. In addition to preparing and presenting 2 lectures, my husband and I spent every waking moment trying to absorb and understand this incredible city. Three days was not enough, […]

SK Speakeasy and the not-so easy politics around regeneration in South Kilburn, London July 2014

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I recently attended SK Speakeasy, a public discussion and radio show about politics and regeneration in South Kilburn on K2K radio, a community radio station housed in South Kilburn Studios. Contrary to most radio shows which occur in a closed, studio setting, this program took place in the public, common area of South Kilburn Studios with […]

Circumventing Guilt: A compressed overview of 5 months of activities

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Its early May and I haven’t blogged since the beginning of the year. The good news is that I’ve been so busy with various projects – commercial, academic, and artistic– that I haven’t had time. The bad news is that I feel choked with guilt when I neglect my blog. Part of the reason for […]

Athens Biennale November 2013

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In November, I was in Athens for a few days to give two lectures at the Athens Biennale . Biennales or Biennials as they are called in English, are contemporary international art exhibitions/events that take place in cities around the world. They last for a few months and are chock full of lectures, performances, discussions, […]

Digital Ethnographic Mapping

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I am currently working with a public sector client to develop a communication strategy for the stakeholders (charities, public service providers, community groups) in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the UK. For most private and public sector organizations, social media has become the default mode of communicating with the public. However, the stakeholders in […]

Report on Learning from Kilburn #1: Course on Observational Skills October 2013

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I just taught a workshop on observational skills for the program, Learning from Kilburn, a tiny experimental university program that is currently happening weekly along various spaces on Kilburn High Road, from October 2013 until March 2014 . The program is initiated and directed by Spacemakers. The project’s brief is to teach a set of […]

Learning from Kilburn: Course in Observational Skills October 2013

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I’m going to teach a workshop as part of a program called, “Learning from Kilburn.” The program is a public education project designed to take place along Kilburn High Road. The course is organized by Spacemakers, who are associated with the transformation of Granville Arcade to Brixton Village. The Brixton Village project is a symbol of […]