Consenting Cities Symposium
ABOUT THE 2023 SYMPOSIUM
This three-day-long conversation in September is an exceptional opportunity for our select group of international authors to come together and engage in inspiring and thought-provoking discussions at the heart of the Monash University XYX Lab’s forthcoming book. While traditional symposiums focus on paper readings and Q&A sessions, our symposium values the formative engagement found through various discussion groups and workshops facilitated by XYX Lab researchers. Attending this symposium will allow the selected authors to align their final chapters with emerging themes and discourses from the workshops.
Hosted at the Monash University Prato Centre in the beautiful region of Tuscany, Italy, this international academic venue fosters collaborative research and learning experiences. Prato, located just thirty minutes from Florence, offers a vibrant setting for intellectual exploration.
Chapter Proposals & Authors
Discover the talented authors and their proposed chapters for our upcoming symposium. This section provides insight into the individuals shaping our event, offering a sneak peek into their areas of expertise and contributions. Get to know the minds behind the symposium's content in this straightforward and informative section.
EDITORIAL TEAM
| Author | Bio |
|---|---|
| A/Prof Jess Berry | Dr Jess Berry is a design historian and senior lecturer at Monash University, whose research focuses on the relationship between fashion, interior design, architecture and film. In particular, her research explores how gender identities are articulated and mediated through, and by, these spaces. |
| Dr Timothy Moore | Dr Timothy Moore is a founder of Sibling Architecture, senior lecturer in architecture at Monash University, and the Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria. As a researcher within XYX Lab, he looks at the relationship between gender, sexual identity, equity and architecture in order to make visible how architecture and design can cater to a diversity of gender and sexual identities. |
| A/Prof Nicole Kalms | Nicole Kalms is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture founding director of the Monash University XYX Lab which leads national and international research in Gender and Place. The innovation of Kalms’ research is the examination of digital, experiential, political and material interventions collated to articulate both the shared and conflicted struggles of women and girls internationally. Her praxis repositions design as a strategic tool for challenging gender inequity. Her recent research has focused on public transport spaces for women and girls, gender-sensitive CPTED and the use of participatory co-design to challenge gender-neutral urban policy. |
| A/Prof Gene Bawden | Gene is a communication designer and Head of MADA’s Design Department. His research interrogates the design of Australian domestic spaces constructed as a prescriptive but highly charged representation of cultural belonging, social alignment and gendered expectation. Gene combines his knowledge of gendered spatial practices and his communication design expertise within collaborative research projects. |
EDITORIAL TEAM
A/Prof Jess BerryDr Jess Berry is a design historian and senior lecturer at Monash University, whose research focuses on the relationship between fashion, interior design, architecture and film. In particular, her research explores how gender identities are articulated and mediated through, and by, these spaces. |
Dr Timothy MooreDr Timothy Moore is a founder of Sibling Architecture, senior lecturer in architecture at Monash University, and the Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture at the National Gallery of Victoria. As a researcher within XYX Lab, he looks at the relationship between gender, sexual identity, equity and architecture in order to make visible how architecture and design can cater to a diversity of gender and sexual identities. |
A/Prof Nicole KalmsNicole Kalms is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Art Design and Architecture founding director of the Monash University XYX Lab which leads national and international research in Gender and Place. The innovation of Kalms’ research is the examination of digital, experiential, political and material interventions collated to articulate both the shared and conflicted struggles of women and girls internationally. Her praxis repositions design as a strategic tool for challenging gender inequity. Her recent research has focused on public transport spaces for women and girls, gender-sensitive CPTED and the use of participatory co-design to challenge gender-neutral urban policy. |
A/Prof Gene BawdenGene is a communication designer and Head of MADA’s Design Department. His research interrogates the design of Australian domestic spaces constructed as a prescriptive but highly charged representation of cultural belonging, social alignment and gendered expectation. Gene combines his knowledge of gendered spatial practices and his communication design expertise within collaborative research projects. |
PARTICIPANT LIST
| Author | Place of work | Location |
|---|---|---|
| A.L. Hu | A.L. Design |
New York City, USA |
| Agustina Martire | Queen’s University, Belfast |
Belfast, Ireland |
| Annika Dalen | City of Umeå |
Sweden, Umea |
| Anwyn Hocking | RMIT University |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Ashraful Alum | University of Otago |
Otago, New Zealand |
| Azzurra Muzzonigro | Sex & the City APS |
Milan, Italy |
| Blanca Valdivia | Col·lectiu Punt 6 |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Brigid Magner | RMIT University |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Dirk van den Heuvel | TU Delft / Jaap Bakema Centre (The New Institute) |
Delft, Netherlands |
| Ece Canlı | The Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), University of Minho |
Braga, Portugal |
| Elizabeth L Sweet | University of Massachusetts |
Boston, America |
| Emily Potter | Deakin University |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Florencia Andreola | Sex & the City APS |
Milan, Italy |
| Florent Dubois | University of Reading |
Berkshire, England |
| Frankie Logan | Queen’s University |
Belfast, Ireland |
| Gill Matthewson | Monash University |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Giovanni Razzu | University of Reading |
Berkshire, England |
| Isabella Webb | Monash University |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Linda Gustafsson | City of Umeå |
Umeå, Sweden |
| Marina Della Giusta | University of Reading |
Berkshire, England |
| Merve Bedir | Post-Doc researcher, Critical Media Lab, Basel Funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Adjunct Assistant Professor Hong Kong University, Faculty of Architecture |
Netherlands Istanbul |
| Natalia Garcia Dopoza | Harvard Weatherhead Center |
Argentina |
| Nick McGuigan | Monash University |
Melbourne, Australia |
| Ritwika Biswas | Bucknell University |
Pennsylvania, USA |
| Sara Ortiz Escalante | Col·lectiu Punt 6 |
Barcelona, Spain |
| Serena Olcuire | Sapienza University |
Rome, Italy |
PARTICIPANT LIST
A.L. HuA.L. Design New York City, USA |
Agustina MartireQueen’s University, Belfast Belfast, Ireland |
Annika DalenCity of Umeå Sweden, Umea |
Anwyn HockingRMIT University Melbourne, Australia |
Ashraful AlumUniversity of Otago Otago, New Zealand |
Azzurra MuzzonigroSex & the City APS Milan, Italy |
Blanca ValdiviaCol·lectiu Punt 6 Barcelona, Spain |
Brigid MagnerRMIT University Melbourne, Australia |
Dirk van den HeuvelTU Delft / Jaap Bakema Centre (The New Institute) Delft, Netherlands |
Ece CanlıThe Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS), University of Minho Braga, Portugal |
Elizabeth L SweetUniversity of Massachusetts Boston, America |
Emily PotterDeakin University Melbourne, Australia |
Florencia AndreolaSex & the City APS Milan, Italy |
Florent DuboisUniversity of Reading Berkshire, England |
Frankie LoganQueen’s University Belfast, Ireland |
Gill MatthewsonMonash University Melbourne, Australia |
Giovanni RazzuUniversity of Reading Berkshire, England |
Isabella WebbMonash University Melbourne, Australia |
Linda GustafssonCity of Umeå Umeå, Sweden |
Marina Della GiustaUniversity of Reading Berkshire, England |
Merve BedirPost-Doc researcher, Critical Media Lab, Basel Funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF); Adjunct Assistant Professor Hong Kong University, Faculty of Architecture Netherlands Istanbul |
Natalia Garcia DopozaHarvard Weatherhead Center Argentina |
Nick McGuiganMonash University Melbourne, Australia |
Ritwika BiswasBucknell University Pennsylvania, USA |
Sara Ortiz EscalanteCol·lectiu Punt 6 Barcelona, Spain |
Serena OlcuireSapienza University Rome, Italy |
CONTENTIOUS CITIES SYMPOSIUM 2019
Contentious Cities: Design and the Gendered Production of Space was borne out of the success of our last symposium held in 2019, which brought together practitioners, academics and researchers to position design as a central component in how cities produce, construct, represent and materialise gendered spatial practices. During the three-day symposium, authors worked together to discuss practice and theory, to critique, question and enable solutions that challenge the root causes of gender inequalities in cities. Through a rich array of case studies, practice-led interventions, and historical and theoretical perspectives, it examines crucial issues that affect how women and people of diverse gender and sexual identities experience and participate in cities.
This edited book offers new insights regarding the representation of cities, the lived experience of cities, and how design-tactics and approaches might affect the ways cities shape and regulate how women and people of diverse gender and sexual identity inhabit, occupy and move through the city. — Dr Jess Berry
You can find the book on the Routledge website. Available in both paperback and hardcover.
Published by Routledge, 2021. ISBN 9780367520199
