CityScapes Blog

Welcome to the Goethe-Institut CityScapes Blog.

12 cities
36 artists
12 themes

From January through December 2011, these were the parameters for a playground of diverse, fascinating, vibrant tales: Responding individually to a collective impetus, a host of hand-picked young bloggers uploaded photos, texts, and multimedia. Every month, they were given a new theme. Step by step, they created a kaleidoscope of impressions, opinions, ideas and… plain fun.

This project has now ended. If you like what you see, you may want to check out the brand new
CityTales Comic Blog.

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This project was coordinated and moderated by Goethe-Institut Australia

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Wednesday, December 21. 2011

Holidays in Monsoon Weather

We don’t have Thanksgiving in Manila, or any similar event. Only ridiculous mall propaganda like Thanksgiving sales that have no real meaning to us, if only to remind us to start our Christmas shopping early. Over here, Christmas is not only a time when students stuck in the university for three quarters of a year finally make the trek back to their moms’ sweet-smelling kitchens; it is also a time for the millions of Filipinos abroad and at sea to embark on a homebound exodus—of course, ideally with packs of chocolate and funds for remittances, as local TV will attest. Christmas is a long season spent planning and anticipating the noche buena, when families, no matter how poor, wait ‘til Christmas eve to eat dinner—where the Christmas ham is star. It is, in other words, the occasion we live most of each year for. Continue reading "Holidays in Monsoon Weather" »

Posted by

Pia Benosa

in Manila at 21:22 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

So much to celebrate..so little time..

For New Zealanders, the lead-up to Christmas signals a string of celebrations, the end of the year, Christmas, and the start of summer. Continue reading "So much to celebrate..so little time.." »

Posted by

Ri Williamson

in Auckland at 02:45 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

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Theme of the Month

DEC: Rites & Rituals

NOV: Jam it!

OCT: High Heels & Tight Jeans

SEP: Cents & Sensibilities

AUG: Green Issues

JUL: Culture and my City

JUN: Us and Them

MAY: Built up?

APR: Bin it!

MAR: Sex in my City

FEB: Going Local!

JAN: My Year in the City

CityScapes @ APUF

In June 2011, a selection of CityScapes bloggers attended the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF) in Bangkok, reporting live for the UN through CityScapes.

CLICK HERE to read, see, and watch what was happening behind the scenes at this conference.