The Slade Lectures 2026: Urban Change and Representation

Urban Change and Representation

Esther da Costa Meyer

Slade Professor of Fine Art, 2026

The six lectures will take place each consecutive Wednesday at 5pm, Wednesday 21 January to Wednesday 25 February 2026.  

Venue: Auditorium, St John's College, University of Oxford.

Image credit: Nelson Kon

Events in this series

Slade Lecture 2026: Urban Change and Representation - Lecture 1
21st January 2026 5:00pm-6:00pm
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Nineteenth-Century Paris: Memories and Counter-MemoriesEsther da Costa Meyer5pm Wednesday 21 JanuaryAuditorium, St John's College, University of Oxford(Free Admission)
Slade Lecture 2026: Urban Change and Representation - Lecture 2
28th January 2026 5:00pm-6:00pm
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ShanghaiEsther da Costa Meyer5pm Wednesday 28 JanuaryAuditorium, St John's College, University of Oxford(Free Admission)
Slade Lecture 2026: Urban Change and Representation - Lecture 3
4th February 2026 5:00pm-6:00pm
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Colonial Algiers: Architecture and SegregationEsther da Costa Meyer5pm Wednesday 4 FebruaryAuditorium, St John's College, University of Oxford(Free Admission)
Slade Lecture 2026: Urban Change and Representation - Lecture 4
11th February 2026 5:00pm-6:00pm
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Accra and Kumasi: Architecture and DecolonizationEsther da Costa Meyer5pm Wednesday 11 FebruaryAuditorium, St John's College, University of Oxford(Free Admission)
Slade Lecture 2026: Urban Change and Representation - Lecture 5
18th February 2026 5:00pm-6:00pm
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Brasilia: Planned ExclusionEsther da Costa Meyer5pm Wednesday 18 FebruaryAuditorium, St John's College, University of Oxford(Free Admission)
Slade Lecture 2026: Urban Change and Representation - Lecture 6
25th February 2026 5:00pm-6:00pm
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Permanently Temporary Cities: Refugee CampsEsther da Costa Meyer5pm Wednesday 25 FebruaryAuditorium, St John's College, University of Oxford(Free Admission)
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