The Cultures of the Suburbs International Research Network
2013 Symposium at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York

Out of Control Suburbs? Comparing Representations of Order, Disorder and
Sprawl

27-28 June 2013, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York

Keynote Speaker Dolores Hayden

Following the success of our 2011 Inaugural Symposium, our second meeting
seeks to discuss the nature and representation of suburbs, suburban life and
sprawl whether local, regional or global. Where are the margins of suburbia
and do they represent order, disorder or nostalgia? How is sprawl defined –
as organic social process or negative cultural impact? And how is it
experienced by diverse communities and individuals? What are the aesthetics
of order and sprawl? How do representations of suburban sprawl and disorder
converge or diverge between the Global South and North – and within the
Global North?

More details and registration via the conference website or from
suburbs@exeter.ac.uk