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SUMMARY:From Terra Nullius to Terra Incognita and Back: Israeli Architect 
 in Africa 1956-1973 - Dr. Haim Yacobi Senior Lecturer\, Department of Poli
 tics and Government\, Ben Gurion University\, Israel. Marie-Curie Fellow\,
  University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Juls Jun Chen
DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* This presentation will critically explore Israel
 ’s past involvement (1956-1973) in Africa\, with a special focus on the 
 involvement of three architects in planning and design of public buildings
 \, housing projects as well as master-plans in Africa. Through this discus
 sion\, the contradiction in the Israeli imagination of Africa will be expo
 sed\; unlike former colonial powers\, Israel sees itself both aligned with
  Africa on ideological terms (i.e. a young de-colonised and developing nat
 ion)\, but at the same time in full contrast to Africa (i.e. Israel as a m
 odern\, Western society).\n\n*Biography:* Dr. Haim\, Yacobi is a senior le
 cturer at the Department of Politics and Government at Ben Gurion Universi
 ty and a Marie-Curie Fellow at Cambridge University. As an architect and p
 lanner who specialized in geography\, his academic work focuses on the urb
 an as a political\, social and cultural entity. The main issues that stand
  in the centre of his research interests in relation to the urban space ar
 e social justice\, the politics of identity\, migration\, globalisation an
 d planning. His book\, The Jewish-Arab City: Spatio-Politics in a Mixed Co
 mmunity was published recently (Routledge\, London). In 1999 he formulated
  the idea of establishing “Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights” (N
 GO) and was its co-founder.
LOCATION:First-floor Classroom\, Department of Architecture\, 1-5 Scroope 
 Terrace\, Cambridge\, CB2 1PX\, www.arct.cam.ac.uk.
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