In this Research and Academic Program lecture, Alice Miceli (Independent scholar, Rio de Janeiro and New York City) exposes the tangled relationship between cities and warfare. Drawing on her research into battles like Stalingrad, Fallujah, and Mosul, she explores how urban landscapes force armies to adapt their strategies, and how the chaos of combat, in turn, reshapes these spaces physically, psychologically, and culturally. Miceli’s work bridges military history, geography, and visual storytelling, grounded in collaborations with historians, soldiers, and artists. Together, they have asked: what does it mean for an army to truly “see” a city during war? How do …
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