Urban walls: political and cultural meanings of vertical structures and surfaces (1st)

In recent years, an increasing number of separation walls have been built around the world.

Walls built in urban areas are particularly striking in that they have exacted a heavy toll in terms of human suffering.

As territorialising devices, walls can be protective, but the protection they grant is never straightforward.

This collection invites inquiry into the complexities of the social life of walls, observing urban spaces as veritable laboratories of wall-making - places where their consequences become most visible.