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Irit Katz @irit-katz.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Situated Imagination and Imaginaries of Urban Futures CfP for a conference in Cambridge 17 July 2026 Abstract submitted by 3 March Join us in Cambridge to trace the vital lines that connect the world we can imagine to the world we build. See👇

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Irit Katz @irit-katz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Gaza, Stripped: Displacement, Destruction, and Necro-Humanitarianism - my analysis on the spatial violence in Gaza and beyond and the risk of its continuation in other ways - now on @eflux.bsky.social Thank you @alucidwake.bsky.social for your invaluable support www.e-flux.com/architecture...

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Humanitarianism - Irit Katz - Gaza, Stripped: Displacement, Destruction, and Necro-Humanitarianism

Among the modes of violence inflicted by Israel on the Gaza Strip in the aggression that followed the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, three had specific spatial dimensions of humanitarian implication...

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University of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Important new books release today: -Fortress Power by Derek S. Denman. "A fascinating account of the centrality of the fortress." — @irit-katz.bsky.social -Opposition by Imitation by Christina Jerne. "Radically new directions for thinking about social movements." —Kevin McDonald

Book cover of Fortress Power: Hostile Designs and the Politics of Spatial Control by Derek S. Denman. Detail of archival architectural drawing of star-shaped fortress. Title in bold black across middle; author above and subtitle at bottom.

Book cover of Opposition by Imitation: The Economics of Italian Anti-Mafia Activism by Christina Jerne. Title is slanted letters with an I in the first and last word extended to resemble slots through which euro coins are passing. Gold background.

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Irit Katz @irit-katz.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

IDF officer admitted that the crowds around the ‘humanitarian' sites were managed with live fire: 'The army treated civilians like suspects entering a combat zone' Only now they admit it, after blaming Hamas while gaslighting the international community, incl the US www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...

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Testimonies: IDF responsible for lethal shootings near U.S.-led aid site in Gaza

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Maria Abreu @mariaabreu.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

An urgent short piece on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza from an urban studies / urban planning perspective. Written by my colleague and good friend Irit Katz.

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Irit Katz @irit-katz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Lethal humanitarianism: why violence at Gaza aid centres should not come as a surprise My short piece at @theconversation.com I've discussed parts @refugeestudies.bsky.social in January Now its more horrific than anyone then expected Please share theconversation.com/lethal-human...

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Lethal humanitarianism: why violence at Gaza aid centres should not come as a surprise

The aid plan supported by Israel and the US has more to do with control than compassion.

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