Urban Humanities – Global UnConference 2: Poster Gallery & Exhibition Talk

The Urban Humanities Network convenes its second signature event, the (Un)Conference, a weekend of intellectual collaboration, community building, and shared meals in St. Louis. Though nominally an academic conference, the event experiments with the form, offering a range of place-based workshops and site visits, which will remix the work that you bring to share. This gathering will take the pulse and chart a path for the next generation of urban humanities scholars and practitioners.

This event is hosted by the Engaged City, a Mellon-funded project co-organized by the Center for Humanities, CRE² and the Office for Socially Engaged Practice at WashU.

Posters will cover the latest projects in the urban humanities, including a visual exploration of Rural Gentrification across America’s Western Boom Towns; a study of why and how landfills become public parks in NYC, Toronto and Tel Aviv; an immersive panorama displaying Shenyang, China, 100 years ago; and a series of tufted textiles that storymap families from a mobile home park in Colorado.

Attendees are invited to engage directly with poster presenters in an open, conversational format. Light snacks and refreshment will be available. Registration is required.