Metromod Archives in the Mumbai Diary "Sunday Dossier"
We are very grateful to the mid-day team for continuing to support and amplify our work!
Author: Rachel Lee
Update // In digital exile: Narrating Urban Histories
Public lecture at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, TIFR.
On Margins: Feminist Architectural Histories of Migration
The theme section of the current issue of the peer-reviewed, open access journal ABE: Architecture Beyond Europe is out now! Co-edited by Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi and Rachel Lee, the section explores intersectional histories of migration, margins and architecture from a feminist perspective.
Gentlemen Prefer Hotels
On the second day of the conference Simin Patel of Bombaywalla Historical Works guided us on a walk through the history and sites of Bombay’s early hotels.
Bombay's Spaces of Sociability: Migration, Exile and Contact Zones
An intense day of discussions about communities, culture and the city of Bombay/Mumbai.
Visit to Hamilton Studios
The first stop on our walk through the city was at one of Bombay’s earliest photo studios.
Bombay's Spaces of Sociability conference tomorrow!
The posters are ready, the catering is organised, and the registrations keep coming. The Metromod team is looking forward to the conference at the Sir JJ College of Architecture tomorrow.
Conference in Mumbai
On Friday 13 December, METROMOD and the Sir JJ College of Architecture will convene a conference in Mumbai to discuss “Bombay’s Spaces of Sociability: Exile, Migration and Contact Zones”
Presentation at Spaces of Unnationalism Workshop
Rachel Lee gave a presentation at “Spaces of Unnationalism,” a workshop convened by Farhan Karim and Duangfang Lu at Zentrum Moderne Orient, Berlin, on 7 and 8 November 2019.
Workshop with urban researcher Ger Duijzings
Today the professor of social anthropology (University of Regensburg) shared his methodological approaches with the Metromod group