Open Call for the IAPS-CS Culture & Space Network “Culture & Space Meetings 5” Article Selection

The “Article Selection”, to be organized within the scope of the IAPS-CS Network ‘Culture and Space Meetings 5’ is structured as an article competition open to doctoral candidates who have completed their PhD theses within the last five years or who are currently pursuing their doctoral research, and whose work is related to the overall theme of the event series.

Within the scope of the article selection, contributions are expected to critically, conceptually, and theoretically engage with the overarching thematic framework of “Multiple Ecological Perspectives on Palimpsest Cities in the Anthropocene” with a focus on the multi-layered, fragile, and dynamic nature of urban environments.

In this regard, theoretical readings, critical comparisons, conceptual models, as well as experimental applications drawing from critical urban theory, ecological thought, memory studies, speculative design, futures studies, and relational spatial approaches constitute key components of the selection.

The primary aim of this call is to reconsider palimpsest cities through a future-oriented lens and to develop new theoretical and methodological approaches at the intersection of space, time, memory, transformation, and futurity.

Submitted works should be grounded in a robust theoretical foundation, include systematic critical analysis, and develop original conceptual and/or methodological contributions that deepen the understanding of urban transformation in the context of the Anthropocene.

All submissions will be evaluated through a double-blind peer review process conducted by the Selection Committee. Selected articles will be encouraged for publication in an internationally indexed journal; additionally, together with other outputs of the event, they are planned for publication in a national book and, together with other selected papers from the series, in an international book.

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