Dr. Paola Piscitelli

Since 2019

DAAD PRIME research fellow (PostDoc Position) in Urban Studies between the “Universität Hamburg” (Germany), the “University of Witwatersrand” (South Africa) and the “Università Federico II di Napoli”.

Working Group “Critical geographies of global inequalities”.

2017
PhD in Regional Planning and Public Policy (passed with distinction) - IUAV-University of Venice (Italy)
Title: “Mobile Urbanity: Translocal Traders and the City in Southern Africa”.
Supervisors: Professor Balbo M. and Pasqui G.

2014-2016

Visiting researcher at: Faculty of Geography - University of Neuchâtel, on invitation of Prof. Söderström O., Neuchâtel (Switzerland) in 2016; Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, on invitation of Prof. Raimundo I. Maputo (Mozambique), November – December 2015; University of Westminster - Faculty of Architecture and Built Environment - London (UK) - February - June 2015; the African Center for Migration and Society (ACMS) of the University of the Witwatersrand, within the framework of the EU Program “Sharing Spaces. Research on intercultural cities and collective spaces” - Johannesburg (South Africa),

2014-2015

Internship at the Centre for Urbanism and Built Environment Studies (CUBES) - University of Witwatersrand, on invitation of Prof. Huchzermeyer M.. Johannesburg (South Africa)

2014

Post-Graduate Program “COOPERA(C)TION Knowledge and Skills for Sustainable Cities in the Global South” - Polytechnic of Milan (Italy)

2013

Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy Design (Magna cum laude) - Polytechnic of Milan (Italy).

Title: "EgIptaly. Territorial survey on migration between Egypt and Italy”.

Supervisors: Prof. Bricocoli M. and Prof. Pasqui G.

2010

Bachelor Degree in Urban Planning and Territorial Sciences (Magna cum laude) - Federico II University of Naples (Italy)

Title: "Il waterfront di Portici come occasione di riconcettualizzazione del mare come bene comune”. Supervisor: Prof. Dal Piaz A.

1.     “In the waithood. Vecchi e nuovi confinamenti nella Johannesburg post-apartheid” (forthcoming), Sociologia Urbana, 124 2.

2.     “Quando l’aria della città non rende più liberi. Per un’ecologia politica della città”, (2020). Lavoro Culturale

3.     “Atlante delle città. Nove (ri)tratti urbani per un viaggio planetario” (Ed.), 2020, Feltrinelli

4.     “Città sostantivo plurale” (Ed.), 2019, Feltrinelli

5.     “Mobile Urbanity. Translocal Traders and City in Southern Africa”, 2018, Planum Publisher

6.     6. “Feltrinelli Camp: Eight Research Trajectories for Future Cities-Vol 1 and 2” (Ed.), 2018, Feltrinelli e-pub.

7.     7. “Il valore della critical urban theory per la pratica di chi si occupa di città”, 2018, Book review of 2

“Io non vedo il mare | Border[scape]s" (provisional title) - shooting underway. Director.

Produced by Museo Madre

“ Radio Riders” (2020) Produced by Scuole Civiche, Author, director, camera operator, and editor

Awarded at the Job Films Day 2020 and selected at the Work@Campus - Festival dei Popoli.

“ L’Adolescenza delle città” (2019), Director: Alessandro Penta. Feltrinelli production. Project curatorship and assistant editor for the film.

“ Mango’s friends” (2018). Author, director, camera operator, and editor. Fuorirotta production. http://www.-

fuorirotta.org/progetti/ritorni-e-ripartenze-tra-portici-e-koswadiya/