Cities That Matter

The title is a play on Judith Butler’s book Bodies That Matter. In it, she expands her theory of gender Continue reading →

What are the “issues” with favelas?

Just like the name of this blog site suggest: favelissues, favelas are “issues” to be taken care of, that need everyone’s attention Continue reading →

Slums: technologies of governance

Cities are understood to be bounded spaces of urban infrastructure inside a bordered national territory, however, in an ever-increasing integrated global Continue reading →

Gender and the city

We usually think of ourselves as “naturally” gendered beings that inhabit or dwell in cities. In the following, I would Continue reading →

Borderslums

The U.S.-Mexican border es una herida abierta where the Third World grates the first and bleeds. ––Gloria Anzaldúa  According to Gloria Continue reading →

En nombre del Padre

Cuando se escucha la palabra ‘arquitectura’, se vienen a la mente los grandes monumentos como la catedral de Notre Dame, Continue reading →