08.05.2026 09:00

Digital technologies, senses and the city: researching the urban aesthetic of Santiago

Workshop

In this workshop we will explore different ways of researching the sensory landscape of Santiago paying particular attention to the interactions between virtual and physical experiences and realms.


Mónica Degen
Brunel University London

Mónica Degen is Professor of Urban Studies at Brunel University London.  

She has worked on international research projects and consultancies with architects, local councils, museum curators, neighbourhood associations and the general public to research the politics of urban regeneration and the role of the senses and experiences in framing architectural practices, urban planning, everyday life and culture in cities from Doha (Qatar) to Cologne, Barcelona and London. She is the author of Sensing Cities (Routledge 2008); The Meta-City: Barcelona – transformation of a metropolis (Anthropos 2008) edited with Marisol Garcia and The New Urban Aesthetic: Digital Experiences of Urban Change (Bloomsbury, 2022). She has published widely in international peer-reviewed journals from Urban Studies to Geoforum or Cultural Geographies. For more information see: https://monicadegen.com/