Events on the Horizon
Don’t miss out on our upcoming events!
All Topics (September 1 through November 30)
Wednesday, September 18
- 4:00 PM
The Two Faces of Fear: Violence and Inequality in the Mexican Metropolis Book Talk & Discussion
Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities, Center for Latin American Studies, and Department of Sociology to discuss Assistant Professor of Sociology Ana Villarreal’s book on the impacts of criminal
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Monday, September 30
- 12:00 PM
Urban Inequalities Workshop
Presentation by Dr. Ekédi Mpondo-Dika, UC Berkeley (hybrid) co-sponsored by BU’s Precarity Lab on The Push and Pull of Poverty: Cyclical Ties in a Truly Disadvantaged Network
Wednesday, October 2
- 4:00 PM
Transportation & the City: Allston Multimodal Project + Reknitting the Allston Community
Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities and the City Planning & Urban Affairs Program for a special discussion on the mega project realigning the Massachusetts Turnpike/I-90. The project will […]
Wednesday, October 23
- 4:00 PM
The Last Breath of Sam Yan Film Screening & Discussion
Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities, the Center for the Study of Asia, and the Department of Anthropology for a featured screening of The Last Breath of Sam Yan. This documentary
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Monday, October 28
- 12:00 PM
Urban Inequalities Workshop
Presentation by Dr. Jonathan Wynn, UMass Amherst (in person) and Dr Andrew Deener, UC Santa Barbara (via zoom) on “The Urban Way: Divisions”
Wednesday, October 30
- 4:00 PM
Careers in Transportation Information Session
Join the Boston University Initiative on Cities and City Planning & Urban Affairs Program for our annual Careers in Transportation Information Session! This session provides a direct venue for students […]
Friday, November 1
- 11:00 AM
Gentrification Book Symposium
This symposium will feature three new books by leaders in the field of gentrification: Tanya Golash-Boza’s Before Gentrification: The Creation of DC’s Racial Wealth Gap, Richard Ocejo’s Sixty
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Wednesday, November 13
- 4:00 PM
Urban Salon: "Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo and Johannesburg Book Talk"
Join us for a book discussion featuring Benjamin Bradlow, Assistant Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Princeton University. His new book, Urban Power: Democracy & Inequality in São
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Wednesday, November 20
Friday, November 22
- 12:00 PM
City Makers: Urban Experiential Learning Open House
Calling all students! Stop by the BU Initiative on Cities to learn about our urban experiential learning opportunities. From our MetroBridge classroom-based program to our internships and fellowships with Boston […]
Monday, November 25
- 12:00 PM
Urban Inequalities Workshop
Presentation by Dr. Louise Seamster, University of Iowa, on “The Flint Water Coup: Debt at the End of Democracy?”