_positions XXII
“_positions” is a series of conversations convened by the Department of Architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design aimed at revealing the positions – temporary, relational, and self-conscious – taken by players on the field of contemporary architecture. Learn more about upcoming _positions events and watch past conversations on the _positions page.
About this Event
This event’s featured speakers were Mohsen Mostafavi and Homi K. Bhabha.
Mohsen Mostafavi, architect and educator, is the Alexander and Victoria Wiley Professor of Design and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, and served as Dean of the GSD from 2008-2019. His work focuses on modes and processes of urbanization and on the interface between technology and aesthetics.
Homi K. Bhabha is the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature at Harvard University. Bhabha is the author of numerous works exploring colonial and postcolonial theory, cultural change and power, and cosmopolitanism, among other themes. Some of his works include Nation and Narration and The Location of Culture, which was reprinted as a Routledge Classic in 2004 and has been translated into Korean, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Serbian, German and Portuguese.
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