07 Oct UrbanLabs 2008
I took part virtually in the UrbanLabs event about techno-science and social innovation that was held in the Citilab Cornellá (Catalonia)....
13 Sep Ciudades “Auténticas”
In this article, after having reflected on Burning Man and started living in Twin Peaks neighbourhood in San Francisco, the author connects the Creative City mindset (referencing authors such as Jacobs, Florida and Landry) to the newly promoted European Capital Cultural City process that his...
12 Sep Desertuko Hiri Sortzailea
In this article, as in previous ones, the author explains how we can understand Burning Man as a Dessertic Creative City, bearing in mind recent literature about Florida or Landry among others. At the end of the article, the author asks the reader to reflect on...
11 Sep Burning “Basque”
This article describes what I found in the 2008 Burning Man edition and how we can explain such an amazing and weird collective behaviour. Words that are explained: #participation #communities #creative At the end of the article, the author suggests playing with words in order to apply and connect North American context with the Basque one. --- Irudikatu ahal izango zenukete honakoa: 48.000 lagun desertu batera joan eta astebetez guztien partehartze interaktiboaren bitartez, auzolanean, hutsetik hasita, hiri sortzaile bat eraikitzea? Ez da desertuko espejismoa. Benetakoa da. Eta zin dagizuet, ezin da deskribapenean, han bizi izandakoa azaldu.
10 Sep Burning Man 2008 > Day & Night in the Dessertic Artificial Creative City
Have you ever heard anything about Burning Man? Do you know where it takes place? Do you know when it started? While living in Nevada State, I had very little excuse not to have a quick look. Thus, I attended the 2008 Edition that was...
25 May Visiting Scholar & Associate Researcher at the Centre for Basque Studies of the University of Nevada, Reno
Igor Calzada, Sociologist and Senior Researcher - Project Director on the Mondragon Co-operative Corporation at Mondragon University - Mik (Basque Country - Spain), is a visiting scholar at the Center during 2008 and 2009. He is conducting research for his PhD dissertation. Igor received a...
24 May U.S.A. > Road movie y ciberespacio
This article suggests looking at translocal connections between the USA and the Basque reality, to capture the essence of the outstanding contemporary digital hyper-connected societies, both based on different backgrounds....
16 May La Fuga
In this article, I reflected on the similarities that lie between speed of the knowledge society and the need to escape from it as well. I mixed Eastwood's Alcatraz movie, Beck's Risk Society with my permanent concern with the challenges ahead for the Basque Society....
05 May Center for Basque Studies & Reno Half Marathon in 2008
The first thing I did when I arrived at Reno, Nevada (USA) was run the Rock'n'River Half Marathon (21 km./13 miles). ...