Reading Urban Strata: The Semiotics of Post-Communist Spaces

Scientific and Organizing Committee:
PhD candidates Eliza Pătrașcu and Irina Bobei (SD SITT/CESI, University of Bucharest)
Dr. Ileana Marin (SD SITT/CESI, University of Bucharest, University of Washington)
Dr. Cristina Albu (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Special Guest: Dr. Isaac Marrero-Guillamón (University of Barcelona)

Visual Identity: eliza_demian

Reading Urban Strata: The Semiotics of Post-Communist Spaces
Bucharest | June 11–14, 2025

This event brings together researchers, artists, and practitioners to reflect on how time, architecture, and society intersect in post-communist cities. Focusing on Bucharest’s layered urban fabric, we will explore architecture as a living organism shaped by ideology, memory, and everyday use. How can we interpret the traces of history embedded in the city? And how might alternative forms of research and storytelling reframe these narratives?

Join us for one or more of the panel discussions, film screenings, site visits, and performative interventions that offer new ways of interpreting the city and its histories.

Registration required! If you would like to attend, please send us an email at patrascu.eliza@gmail.com – Limited spots available!