Multimedia
Explore how corridors are transforming urban live and geographies through various kinds of multi-media investigation and presentation across documentary film, podcasts and an online lecture series.
Documentary Films
As part of our research we have collaborated with three film makers Spyros Gerousis in Greece, Zainab Farid in Pakistan and Joel Ongwec in Uganda. The film makers documentaries critically engaged with the fieldwork activities and dialogues of the project to develop critical examinations of urban life amid the logistical railway lines that cross these urban terrains and the everyday geographies of urban life.
Contained: A New Silk Road Story
A brief ethno-artistic glimpse into the everyday life of one of the largest Romani communities in Greece, located in a shanty town called Nea Zoi (New Life)...
Tarakiyati Kaam Jari Hai - Developmental Work in Progress
Directed by Zainab Farid. Plans for developing the ML-1 Train line project remain uncertain. Shabnam, who built her home three years ago, and Ayesha, whose third generation now lives by the railway track, share their experiences...
Rails of Progress: Kampala's Journey Through Time
This documentary tells the story of how Kampala's railway has changed over time, from its history to modern upgrades, showing its impact on the community and exploring its role in transport, technology, and the economy.
Podcasts
Listen to a range of podcasts recorded as part of the ongoing investiation into infrastructure corridors:
- Walking the city with… Jon Silver and urban corridors (Urban Studies Journal).
"Corridors, inscriptions, and urban studies careers. Caitlin takes to the streets of Manchester with local Jon Silver, discussing the trajectory of urban theorising between Norths and Souths"
- Urban Radar Live The Global Infrastructure Race,
"In this feature of the Urban Radar Podcast, Tom Goodfellow and Beth Perry discuss the Global Infrastructure Race with colleagues from the Urban Institute, recorded live as part of the UI’s 10 year anniversary celebrations"
- The Urban Political (Coming soon)
Sheffield Urbanism Lecture Series: Global Corridor
The Sheffield Urbanism Lecture series is an initiative of the Urban Institute to stimulate dialogue, discussion and understanding of processes of urbanization and urban life. It is intended as a space to reimagine both the conceptualizations and narratives of urban studies. The 2024 lecture series was delivered by Jonathan Silver and titled "Global Corridor: Techno-Territorial Constellations on a Transforming Planet"
