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STREET SMART: URBAN INFORMALITY AND MARGINALITY

"I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are, but rather how well its people have learned to relate to their environment and fellow human." ~Sun Bear (Chippewa Tribe)

A blog documenting aspects of a phenomenological study of Roma ghettoisation. Fieldwork for this research is currently being conducted in the Fakulteta quarter, Sofia, Bulgaria
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e: Carmel.Sutcliffe@mymail.unisa.edu.au
PhD candidate Planning and Building
School of Natural and Built Environments
University of South Australia

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May 31, 2013
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"We must therefore rediscover, after the natural world, the social world, not as an object or sum of objects, but as a permanent field or dimension of existence."

~ Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Phenomenology of Perception

May 23, 2013
in conference Roma tolerance non-discrimination Croatia Roma Virtual Network international
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via @Roma Virtual Network on 22.05.13 STREAMING OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE | 23 May 2013”Linkage of the historical experience of Roma in Europe with the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination of Roma.”The international conference can be watched via Internet Video Stream www.romi.hr on Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 9 to 18h in English, Croatian and Romani.

via @Roma Virtual Network on 22.05.13

STREAMING OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE | 23 May 2013
”Linkage of the historical experience of Roma in Europe with the promotion of tolerance and non-discrimination of Roma.”
The international conference can be watched via Internet Video Stream www.romi.hr on Thursday, May 23, 2013 from 9 to 18h in English, Croatian and Romani.

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May 21, 2013
in Bruce Lee phenomenology philosophy
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This comes via @Bruce Lee, the Facebook page run by his daughter, Shannon Lee. I think it can also be adopted as a charming little allegory for what, at least in my experience, is practiced and sought in phenomenology— reduction, intentionality, originality of experience ^_^

This comes via @Bruce Lee, the Facebook page run by his daughter, Shannon Lee. I think it can also be adopted as a charming little allegory for what, at least in my experience, is practiced and sought in phenomenology— reduction, intentionality, originality of experience ^_^

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May 21, 2013
in phenomenology Entitled Opnions Husserl Heidegger Thomas Sheeman Robert Harrison podcast
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Just spent the afternoon weaving my way through or rather, being weaved, by this wonderful podcast from Entitled Opinions — #26 Robert Harrison and Thomas Sheeman, Standford Professor of Religious Studies, on phenomenology. A refreshingly lucid unfolding of, predominately, the ideas/works of Husserl and Heidegger; a special clarification of the terms, which seem to be always re-shaped, namely, reductions, Epoche, intuition, essences, intentionality, to name a few. After 2 listenings and pages of notes, I’m taking a break at, “the how of presences”, to return tomorrow. Link to podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entitled-opinions-about-life/id81415836

Just spent the afternoon weaving my way through or rather, being weaved, by this wonderful podcast from Entitled Opinions — #26 Robert Harrison and Thomas Sheeman, Standford Professor of Religious Studies, on phenomenology. A refreshingly lucid unfolding of, predominately, the ideas/works of Husserl and Heidegger; a special clarification of the terms, which seem to be always re-shaped, namely, reductions, Epoche, intuition, essences, intentionality, to name a few. After 2 listenings and pages of notes, I’m taking a break at, “the how of presences”, to return tomorrow.

Link to podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/entitled-opinions-about-life/id81415836

May 19, 2013
in New Bulgarian University Orientalia Oriental Studies Eastern culture philosophy religion history filmmaking
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ВЕЧЕР НА ОРИЕНТАЛИСТИСКАТА, ЧЕРВЕНАТА КЪЩА/AN ORIENTAL EVENING, THE RED HOUSE‘Presentation of Orientalia academic journal - an edition of the Oriental Studies Programme of the New Bulgarian University, which for several years has become a forum for historical, religious and philosophical studies of eastern culture – followed by a screening of Orient – a short film programme.’ Bahiya & Mahmoud (USA/UAE/Lebanon, 2011, 14 min.; Dir.: Zaid Abu Hamdan): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q1r3q3gEHMBread (Тurkey, 2012, 9 min.; Dir.: Koray Sevindi); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYnSzdGJYZkBosporus (Тurkey/Denmark, 2011, 26 min.; Dir.: Martin Werner)Fiasco (USA/Syria, 2010, 18 min.; Dir.: Nadia Hamzeh)September (Тurkey/Germany, 2012, 15 min.; Dir.: Doğa Çığşar)Time of the Plums (Тurkey, 2012, 10 min.; Dir.: Sezen Kayhan)[18.05.13] Absolutely beautiful, stunning, heartwarming, poignant, humanistic filmmaking. If it’s possible to see these films, I can’t recommend them enough. I’ve copied links to the trailer/film that I could find.

ВЕЧЕР НА ОРИЕНТАЛИСТИСКАТА, ЧЕРВЕНАТА КЪЩА/AN ORIENTAL EVENING, THE RED HOUSE

‘Presentation of Orientalia academic journal - an edition of the Oriental Studies Programme of the New Bulgarian University, which for several years has become a forum for historical, religious and philosophical studies of eastern culture – followed by a screening of Orient – a short film programme.’

Bahiya & Mahmoud (USA/UAE/Lebanon, 2011, 14 min.; Dir.: Zaid Abu Hamdan): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q1r3q3gEHM
Bread (Тurkey, 2012, 9 min.; Dir.: Koray Sevindi); http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYnSzdGJYZk
Bosporus (Тurkey/Denmark, 2011, 26 min.; Dir.: Martin Werner)
Fiasco (USA/Syria, 2010, 18 min.; Dir.: Nadia Hamzeh)
September (Тurkey/Germany, 2012, 15 min.; Dir.: Doğa Çığşar)
Time of the Plums (Тurkey, 2012, 10 min.; Dir.: Sezen Kayhan)

[18.05.13] Absolutely beautiful, stunning, heartwarming, poignant, humanistic filmmaking. If it’s possible to see these films, I can’t recommend them enough. I’ve copied links to the trailer/film that I could find.

May 16, 2013
in Martin Heidegger Being and Time
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"But “nowhere” does not mean nothing; rather, region in general lies therein, and disclosedness of the world in general for essentially spatial being-in. Therefore, what is threatening cannot come closer from a definite direction within nearness, it is already “there” - and yet nowhere. It is so near that it is oppressive and takes one’s breath - and yet it is nowhere."

~ Martin Heidegger, Being and Time
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May 14, 2013
in България rural Bulgaria селски
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Селски България Април 2013/Rural Bulgaria April 2013

May 14, 2013
in Krishnamurti Krasna Polyana experience phenomenology Bulgaria
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VIGNETTE #КРАСНА ПОЛЯНА 1/KRASNA POLYANA 1’Experiencing is conditioned by experience.’ -Krishnamurti … Status: Thoughts still in progress…This post has been sitting in my drafts folder for a few months now. Originally, I wanted to discuss epoche, but still haven’t quite got my thoughts together for a post. So, I’ll leave it for now. I took this photo one cold December day last year in Krasna Polyana, before an afternoon of interviews, standing in Bratya Vulchevi High School.

VIGNETTE #КРАСНА ПОЛЯНА 1/KRASNA POLYANA 1

’Experiencing is conditioned by experience.’ -Krishnamurti … Status: Thoughts still in progress…
This post has been sitting in my drafts folder for a few months now. Originally, I wanted to discuss epoche, but still haven’t quite got my thoughts together for a post. So, I’ll leave it for now. I took this photo one cold December day last year in Krasna Polyana, before an afternoon of interviews, standing in Bratya Vulchevi High School.