Conferences and CFPs

 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: Professor Dolores Hayden, Yale University

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?

SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME

Provisional Programme

REGISTRATION CLOSED ON 12 APRIL . However, we are still accepting late registrations from non-presenting delegates.

Delegate Registration Form

Delegate Registration Payment Form

Please note: Registration does not cover accommodation

ACCOMMODATION

Guest accommodation is bookable at Hofstra University campus. Guest Accommodations Housing Application  Please complete and return the application form to Rebecca Gabriel, Office of Event Management becky.m.gabriel@hofstra.edu 

Alternatively, hotel accommodation is available locally in Long Island (mostly between 1 and 3 miles from the campus)  Recommended Hotels  

TRANSPORT LINKS

PLEASE NOTE: Occasional taxi transport will be made available between the Marriott Hotel and the conference location. However, we will be unable to offer this service for the other hotels in the area. Please bear this in mind when choosing accommodation. If you have any queries about this or any other aspect of the symposium, please email suburbs@exeter.ac.uk

Public Transport Information from NY Airports to Hofstra and Mineola

For travel directions by car please visit: http://www.hofstra.edu/visitors/visitors_info_hofdirect.html

The symposium will be held in the Student Center (Sandra and David S. Mack Center) #31 on the campus map. Hofstra campus map 

2014 Conference at Exeter University, UK

Thursday 19-Saturday 21 June 2014. Call for Papers to be published Summer 2013