What do sports clubs, cafés, shisha bars, and football stadiums tell us about society? Talja Blokland, urban sociology professor at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, has answers. As a member of the Einstein Circle ”Large-Scale Organization”, she has studied a wealth of locations seeking to understand how urban space is structured, and how inequalities are perpetuated. Our community lives are shaped by unpredictability, neighborhood gossip, and new acquaintances, she explains, highlighting the effects of gentrification in urban centers. Photo: HU Berlin/Falk Weiß. Language: German
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