Marx and the City: A Conversation about Marxist Urban Research
Date: December, 2, 2026
Venue: Room number 141, HNES, Keele Campus, 91亚色
Time: 12.30-2pm
In person
Urban questions have been central to the Marxist tradition since Frederick Engels鈥檚 The Condition of the Working Class in England. In turn, Marxist research on a wide range of topics from imperialism and gentrification to planning, social movements and everyday life have helped establish radical currents in geography, planning and urban studies in the last two generations. Motivated by the presence of visiting scholar Francesco Biagi, this panel discusses the state of the art in Marxist urban research, delineating major advances and new challenges in the field.
Francesco Biagi, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon. Francesco has edited Reimagining Urban Marxisms (2025) and Renewing Critical Urban Theories (2025). He has also published Henri Lefebvre鈥檚 Critical Theory of Space (2020).
Kanishka Goonewardena, Geography and Planning, University of Toronto. Kanishka鈥檚 writing and teaching have addressed relations between space, ideology and planning, in essays ranging from 鈥淭he Urban Sensorium鈥 to 鈥淧lanetary Urbanization and Totality鈥 and in coedited volumes such as Space, Difference, Everyday Life: Reading Henri Lefebvre.
Stefan Kipfer (EUC, 91亚色) teaches and researches politics, planning and urbanization. His book-length monographs and edited volumes include Antifascism and the Production of Space (in French, 2026), Urban Revolutions (2022); Gramsci Space, Nature, Politics (2013), Space, Difference, Everyday Life: Reading Henri Lefebvre (2008)
Moderation: Laam Hae, Department of Politics, 91亚色
Please early RSVP . Limited seating available.
Or write to us at city@yorku.ca
This seminar is co-sponsored by the department of Politics, Environmental and Urban Change, and the CITY Institute at 91亚色.
