Public space... increasingly managed by defensive architecture, surveillance... subtle filtering mechanisms to make it more palatable & attendant to the needs of capital... to ‘discipline’ city inhabitants into... consumption based modes of interactin…
Naomi Smith @deadtheorist a sociologist working in the School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. In her new article she discusses Public space - introducing the concept of ‘desire lines’ as a means of overcoming or re-imagining defensive spaces. ht…
Latest publications from @AustSoc member @deadtheorist from @FederationUniAu: Smith, N. and Walters, P. (2017) ‘Desire Lines and Defensive Architecture in Modern Urban Environments’ Urban Studies, Online First, Available at: https://t.co/dmd7g0PUsv
RT @deadtheorist: If you enjoyed my Black Live Matter, Protest and Visibility #tasa2017 talk you may also enjoy this paper I wrote with @pe…