Transnational Longing in Neon: My Talk on Mi-e dor de tine at UNAM’s CISAN

On March 13th, 2025, I had the pleasure of speaking at the research seminar Estudios sobre la Noche / Night Studies / Études sur la Nuit, hosted by the Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (CISAN) at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The event was part of a collaborative initiative with the Institut de Géoarchitecture (UBO), the InstitutContinueContinue reading “Transnational Longing in Neon: My Talk on Mi-e dor de tine at UNAM’s CISAN”

Nocturnal cities: past, present, and future

Guest Editors:Manuel Garcia-Ruiz | CIES/Iscte, PortugalJordi Nofre | CICS.NOVA/NOVA FCSH, PortugalAlejandro Mercado Celis | CISAN/UNAM, Mexico https://doi.org/10.4000/sociologico.11343 Content Editorial Manuel Garcia-Ruiz, Alejandro Mercado e Jordi Nofre“Nocturnal cities : past, present, and future”  ArticlesArtigos Martin Magidi e Tawanda JimuUrban livelihoods beyond industrial ruins : the birth of an informal night-time economy in Norton, Zimbabwe  Julio César Becerra PozosHacia una caracterización de espacios semiprivados de nocturnidad (noctem) : diversidad y accesosContinueContinue reading “Nocturnal cities: past, present, and future”

Lights On Romania: Impacts of a Light Art Circuit

On October 28th, 2020, I had the honour of being the sole speaker at the Night Studies Research Seminar / Seminario de Investigación “Estudios sobre la Noche”, organized by: The Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte (CISAN-UNAM), Mexico The Institut de Géoarchitecture (Université de Bretagne Occidentale) and the Institut des Amériques, France The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (McGill University), CanadaContinueContinue reading “Lights On Romania: Impacts of a Light Art Circuit”