The intellectual oeuvre of Henri Lefebvre has not only inspired theorists during the last decades, but has received increasing attention in activist and practice-oriented approaches to the city. The event raises the question of the extent to which Lefebvre’s work can be transferred from the sociohistorical context of its creation to the present time. Speakers from the  elds of urban research, practice and action will discuss direct and indirect in uences of Lefebvre’s theory on urban activism, artistic actions and cultural practices. What practical and activism-oriented  elds have attempted to translate his analyses into spatial practice at di erent scales, from the body to urban planning to geopolitics and globalization? What are the limits and pitfalls of working with approaches produced in the societal context of France in contemporary urban activism? What are the potentials and opportunities for developing present steps and future paths for alternative approaches to actively claiming space in contemporary cities?

Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space in cooperation with Kulturnetz Hernals/Verein KUNST-MACHT

Christoph Göbel
– Professor investigator, UAM, Mexico-City, Visiting Scientist at TU München
Roman Lechner
– KUNST-MACHT, Association for Art and Communication of Art, Kulturnetz Hernals
Martin Pell
– Psychologist, Co-founder and inhabitant of the Wiener Wagenplätze, Right to the City Network
Ruth Ranacher
– Theatre-, Film- and Media sciences, Institut für Alltagsforschung

in dialogue with the 2014 SKuOR Teaching Team
Sabine Knierbein
– Head of Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space, TU Wien
Elke Krasny
– Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, appointed City of Vienna Visiting Professor 2014, TU Wien
Rob Shields
– Professor at University of Alberta, Canada; City of Vienna Visiting Professor 2014, TU Wien
Tihomir Viderman
– Interdisciplinary Centre for Urban Culture and Public Space, TU Wien