The Broken Promise of Infrastructure - Author Talk

The Broken Promise of Infrastructure tackles the divisive cultural politics that have been used to deflect attention away from Britain's failing infrastructure, from Brexit through to the ‘levelling up’ agenda. Building on more than a decade of research, this book argues that infrastructure projects are always far more than concrete and steel: they can reinforce nationalist narratives, undermine regional identities, and place real limits on our politics. 

Join author Dominic Davies for a discussion of what - or rather
who - really makes Britain work. Dominic is an academic and author whose research focuses on how infrastructure is lived, imagined, and experienced. He is particularly interested in the cultural politics of infrastructure as they take shape through contexts of empire, nationalism, and racial capitalism. Dominic is currently a Senior Lecturer in English at City, University of London. More information about his research is available at drdomdavies.com

‘Offering an exhilarating journey through time and space, Davies is an expert guide through the ruins of a once imperial power to the hollow fantasy of what passes today as 'levelling up'. This exciting book explains why the performative politics of planning and architecture are far too important to be left to the professionals.’
–Vron Ware, author of Return of a Native: Learning from the Land.

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14:00-16:00 4 May 24

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