November 3rd-5th, 2018
عمّان المُعاصرة والحقْ
في المديـنة
Contemporary Amman and the Right to the City
Location: Columbia Global Centers | Amman, (5 Mohammad Sa'ad Al-Batayneh Street)
The conference is free and open to the public. RSVP is required.
Saturday, November 3rd
18:00 - 19:30
Keynote Lecture - The City as Commons
Stavros Stavrides (National Technical University of Athens)
In conversation with Pelin Tan (University of Cyprus)
Sunday, November 4th
10:00 - 10:15
10:15 - 10:30
10:30 - 13:00
Coffee Break and Registration
Introduction and Opening Remarks
Panel 1 - Living in Amman: Housing, Access and Resources
Myriam Ababsa (Ifpo Amman)
Social Housing Policies versus Market Housing Dynamics in Amman
Nabil Abu Dayyeh (German Jordanian University)
Land for Public Urban Space in Jordan: A Legal & Administrative Predicament
Jose Ciro Martinez (University of Cambridge)
Site of Resistance or Apparatus of Acquiescence? Tactics in Amman's Bakeries
Introduced by Falestin Naili (Ifpo Amman)
Response by Rami Daher (German Jordanian University)
13:00 - 14:30
14:30 - 17:30
Lunch Break
Panel 2 - Co-Producing the City: Migrant and Refugee Agency
Zachary Sheldon (University of Chicago)
Urban Spaces of National Politics: The Iraqi Elections in Amman
Luigi Achilli (European University Institute – Firenze)
Political Economy and Nationalism Amongst Palestinian Camp Dwellers in Amman
Daphne Caillol (University Paris VII)
Employer and Employee Relationships in Domestic Workspace: Impact on Urban Experiences of Migrant Domestic Workers in Jordan
Gozde Ege (University of Washington)
From Crisis to Ordinary Precarity: Palestinian Youth as New Practitioners of Humanitarian Governance in Amman, Jordan
Introduced by Ahmad Al-Mousa (Columbia Global Centers | Amman)
Response by Jalal Al Husseini (Ifpo Amman)
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:30
Coffee Break
Keynote Lecture
Mona Fawaz (American Univeristy of Beirut)
In conversation with Safwan Masri (Columbia University)
Monday, November 5th
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 13:00
Coffee Break and Registration
Panel 3 - Urban Social Practices in Amman
Aseel Sawalha (Fordham University)
"We're Ammanis": New Urban Relations Among Affluent Young Adults in Jordan
Betty Anderson (Boston University)
An Ethnographic Mapping of Amman
Norig Neveu (CNRS / IREMAM)
Orthodox Clubs and Associations in Amman: Cultural, Educational Activities and Regional Networks
Introduced by Nora Akawi (Columbia University)
Response by Lucine Taminian (The Academic Research Institute in Iraq)
13:00 - 14:30
14:30 - 17:30
Lunch Break
Panel 4 - Negotiating Amman: Global Influences and Local Initiatives
Majd Musa (University of Sharjah)
Global Influences on the Built Environment of Amman
Najib Hourani (Michigan State University)
The Malling of Amman: Market Urbanism in the Arab World?
Ala' Al-Hamarneh (University of Mainz)
"It is our neighborhood”: Right-to-the-City Initiatives from Al-Weibdeh to Fuheis in Amman Metropolitan Area
Introduced by Myriam Ababsa (Ifpo Amman)
Response by Mona Fawaz (American University of Beirut)
17:30 - 18:00
18:00 - 19:30
Coffee Break
Keynote Lecture
Adrian Lahoud (Royal College of Art)
In conversation with Felicity Scott (Columbia University)
Photos by Antonio Ottomanelli