Stefan Becker

Publication “BEWARE, UTOPIA!”

This book contains a compilation of scientific and artistic contributions from the Cultural Typhoon in Europe (CTE), which took place in Nuremberg in autumn 2017. The title “BEWARE, UTOPIA!” was already a program at that time and was conceptually developed in the present publication. Based on a foreword, the contributions are divided into three chapters: “I. HETEROTOPIAS,” “II. UTOPIAN IMAGINATIONS,” and “III. UTOPIAN DESIRE,” each accompanied by a brief introduction.

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Experience of Space

by Stefan Becker Experience of Space. Perception of Urban Settings with the Body Apparatus and Cultural Techniques as Creative Event of Thinking, Atmosphere and Society 1. What is called Thinking? When we talk about the concept of space, we are generally concerned with a specific (and most of the time personal) notion of space that

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InspirationsDORF

BEWARE, Utopia! This artistic work sees itself as a documentation of the ideas and visions of people in and around the village community Flegessen, Hasperde and Klein Süntel (FHKS). At the same time it shows the desire to actively shape one’s own living environment. InspirationsDORF is expressly not intended as a perfect, comprehensive guide to

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Cultural Typhoon in Europe 2017 in Nuremberg

This year’s Cultural Typhoon in Europe (CTE) in Nuremberg, entitled “Beware Utopia! Virtual, Actual and Past Visions of Urban Futures” offers a forum for scholars (especially from the fields of media and cultural studies, urban planning, anthropology or social sciences) as well as social activists and artists with an interest in urban cultures and politics

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