While formal, officially sanctioned social gatherings were banned during lockdown, more localised and creative responses to the restrictions associated with COVID-19 were evident, across the world.
Continue reading “‘Stories from the Streets’: COVID-19 and (hyper) local collective responses”
Being able to use public space is something we routinely take for granted. However, in recent months governments have actively sought to control and restrict access to, and use of, public space.
Continue reading “Commemorative events and the COVID-19 pandemic”
On Wednesday 22nd January, 2020, more than 700 people attended a public meeting titled “City for Sale: The Commodification of Edinburgh’s Public Spaces” in Central Hall, Edinburgh.
Continue reading “David McGillivray contributes to public meeting on the commodification of Edinburgh’s public spaces”
In early January, CCSE’s Deputy Director, Professor David McGillivray, was invited to the Olympic capital, Lausanne, to present his work as part of an Event, Cities and Urbanism conference hosted by the University of Lausanne.
Continue reading “Cities and Urbanism, Lausanne January 2020”
As part of the delivery of training in cultural heritage workshops that took place in Mombasa, Kenya from 12-16 November 2019, the team and participants took a trip to Fort Jesus.
Continue reading “Memorialisation, Heritage and Funding at Fort Jesus, Mombasa.”