This event aims to explore the place of the body in the 21st century city, through the prism of the social sciences. The symposium focuses particularly on the emotional and sensory orientations of the urban body, unpacking the significance of under-recognised bodily experiences to broader understandings of city life. As cities get smarter and big data increasingly occupies mainstream urbanism, this symposium argues that the bodies and experiences of urbanites remain vital tools for understanding the social forms of the 21st century city.

Speakers:

Anja Humljan: The Urban Yoga
Architect and creator of The Urban Yoga, theurbanyoga.com
Dr. Charlotte Bates: Moving with/in space: bodies, ballets and urban design
Urban and sensory researcher, Goldsmiths, University of London
Karla Berrens: Ensounding bodies in space
Aural and sensory researcher, Universitat Oberta Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona
Duncan Boak: Connecting through smell
www.fifthsense.org
Dr. Rhys-Taylor: Olfaction and Urban Formations
Olfactory and urban sociologist, Goldsmiths College, London
Graeme Miller