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SUMMARY:GDI Book Talk: City of Desire: Biography of the Largest Informal 
 Settlement in Bangladesh
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DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Tanzil Shafique (University of Sheffield)\n\nCity of
  Desire\, by Tanzil Shafique\, is a portrait of the largest informal set
 tlement in Bangladesh. It seeks to develop a Southern perspective on urb
 an slums\, challenging mainstream Western discourses. Shafique's approac
 h is rooted in a personal and thematic exploration of slum dwellers' liv
 ed experiences\, proposing new ways of understanding their struggles\, a
 spirations\, and how they have managed to design and build a city of 300
 \,000. The book talk will provide an overview of the content\, but also\
 , will elaborate the experience of navigating the publication journey as
  an early career researcher.\n \nTanzil Shafique is a Lecturer of Urban 
 Design and Director of the Postgraduate Programmes at The University of 
 Sheffield School of Architecture. Previously\, he taught at the Universi
 ty of Melbourne\, Australia and the University of Arkansas\, USA. Tanzil
 ’s research looks at southern urbanism\, pluriversal architectural pract
 ice and informal planning\, particularly by climate change-impacted comm
 unities. He co-convenes the Platform for Just Housing (Najjyo Abashon Mo
 ncho or NAM) and justURBAN think-tank\, working towards climate justice 
 with local activists and citizens. Tanzil’s recent books include Atlas o
 f Informal Settlements (Bloomsbury\, 2024). \n\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:G32\, Humanities Bridgeford Street\, Manchester
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