Defense of Dissertation: Marina de Castro Teixeira Maia

“We Need to Talk About Planning (Again): A Methodological Contribution to the History of Urban Plans in Porto Alegre, Brazil”

PhD candidate Marina de Castro Teixeira Maia will defend her dissertation:

“We Need to Talk About Planning (Again): A Methodological Contribution to the History of Urban Plans in Porto Alegre, Brazil”

The work develops a historical-analytical approach to urban plan-making as a situated process of knowledge production. Drawing on science and technology studies and the philosophy of science, it examines two key moments in the planning history of Porto Alegre: the urban plans of 1914 and 1979.

Thursday, 18 June 2026, at 12:00
LG 2C/D, Room 229

All interested colleagues, students, and guests are welcome to attend.


Room 229
Lehrgebäude 2C (LG 2C)
Zentralcampus

Konrad-Wachsmann-Allee 6
03046 Cottbus

Kontakt

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. phil. habil. Astrid Schwarz
Allgemeine Technikwissenschaft
T +49 (0) 355 69-2135
schwarza(at)b-tu.de