Urban Research

Urban Research

Urban ethnography, housing research and visual analysis between Vienna and New York.

Vienna Karlheinz-Hora-Hof

Forschungsprojekt „Alles Gut im Neuen Gemeindebau? Ethnographische Tiefenbohrungen zu Wohn- und Zugangsgerechtigkeit(en) in Wien am Beispiel des Karlheinz-Hora-Hofs im Stuwerviertel“

View of Karlheinz-Hora-Hof in Vienna's Stuwerviertel
Berlin Letting the neighborhood speak for itself - teaching urban ethnography

In Berlin's Märkisches Viertel, students and I explored the large housing estate through photography, mapping, historiography and, above all, empathy, collecting material along the way.

Housing facade in Märkisches Viertel in Berlin

Results here: genderkiez.wordpress.com

Dissertation New paths in urban research?

In my dissertation on Gowanus, New York City, I mainly address the question of whether research can avoid reproducing labels, stereotypes and clichés by moving away from worn-out and misused terms such as “disadvantaged neighborhoods” or “social mixing” and developing new concepts from intersectional perspectives.

Mural with text about roots and wings in Gowanus, New York City

The dissertation is available here: phaidra.univie.ac.at/detail/o:1637032

Harlem, NYC Gentrification vs. welfare-state structures?

In my study on Harlem, NYC, I traced the discourse around “disadvantaged neighborhoods,” the ongoing dismantling of social housing and strategies of urban upgrading.

Housing complex in Harlem, New York City

The study is available here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-42849-5