Raised by the Rust Belt: The Power of Emplaced Humanities

February 22, 2023.Reading time 14 minutes.

By Katharine G. Trostel and Valentino L. Zullo The work of the Rust Belt Humanities Institute at Ursuline College is rooted in imagining and co-creating new futures. As two native Clevelanders (raised by the Rust Belt) teaching at a local institution—the majority of our students are firmly anchored in the greater Cleveland region—we occupy a […]

Constructed Space in the Hill District: Black Urban Appalachia and the Making and Remaking of Pittsburgh

January 30, 2023.Reading time 17 minutes.

Editor’s note: In anticipation of the Urban History Association’s 2023 conference being held in Pittsburgh from October 26 – October 29, The Metropole is making the Steel City its Metropolis of the Month for January 2023. The CFP remains open until February 20, 2023. See here for details. By Jessica Klanderud Years ago, as I […]

Social Movements, Communities, and Campaigns in Pittsburgh

January 25, 2023.Reading time 19 minutes.

Erased and Forgotten Sports History in Pittsburgh’s Crossroads of the World

January 18, 2023.Reading time 31 minutes.

Life in the ’Burgh: A Steel City Bibliography of Pittsburgh

January 11, 2023.Reading time 50 minutes.

For Whom the Clock Ticks? Cannon Balls, Cruise Ships and Capital Accumulation on the Bosphorus

September 29, 2022.Reading time 29 minutes.

Editor’s note: Istanbul is the Metropolis of the Month for September. This is the sixth entry in the series. You can read additional entries, as they are published, linked at the conclusion of this post. By Yasemin Akçagüner As the ferry approaches the port of Karaköy on the European bank of the Bosphorus, the mast […]

Once Upon a Time in Istanbul: The City of Melancholia as Remembered by Orhan Pamuk

September 27, 2022.Reading time 19 minutes.

Editor’s note: Istanbul is the Metropolis of the Month for September. This is the fifth entry in the series. You can read additional entries, as they are published, linked at the conclusion of this post. By Nefise Kahraman Istanbul, that cosmopolitan city of empires, featured in the itineraries of many travelers, an exoticized setting for […]

Istanbul Under Allied Occupation: Venues of Resistance

September 13, 2022.Reading time 16 minutes.

Editor’s note: Istanbul is the Metropolis of the Month for September. This the third entry in the series. You can read additional entries as they are published, linked at the conclusion of this post. By Evren Altinkas Ever since the ideals of nationalism, democracy, and freedom spread from Europe to the Ottoman world, Istanbul has […]

Counterinsurgency and Insurgent Safety in Istanbul

September 6, 2022.Reading time 26 minutes.

Editor’s note: This is the second post in The Metropole’s theme month on Istanbul. You can see additional posts in the series at the bottom of the page. By Deniz Yonucu The Black Lives Matter Movement was not only successful in drawing large-scale attention to police violence enabled by deeply embedded racism both in the […]

City of Empire: An Overview and Bibliography of Istanbul

September 1, 2022.Reading time 41 minutes.

Editor’s note: Istanbul is the Metropolis of the Month for September. This overview is the first entry for the month, you can read additional entries in this series, as they are published, linked at the conclusion of this post. I’ve only been to Istanbul once in my life, during the summer of 2003, just before […]