Intoduction, Hampstead Heath & Parliament Hill

The podcasts open by viewing the expanse of London from the vantage point on Parliament Hill in Hamsptead Heath. The commanding perspective leads to reflections on the power dynamics at play in our representations of space, as illustrated by Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres García. Further reading: * Michel de Certeau (1984), The Practice of Everyday Life, trans. Steven Rendall (Berkeley: University of California Press) * On Joaquín Torres García, América invertida and the Amereida and Travesías projects in which he participated: https://www.vitruvius.com.br/revistas/read/arquitextos/12.136/4000?fb_comment_id=10150822625820301_31029387 Find out more about the Faculty of Arts & Humanities induction for new and returning students, Inspiring Minds 2020, at https://bit.ly/inspiring-minds.