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We are honored to welcome Tim Cunningham, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Social Science and Cultural Studies at Pratt Institute, to speak at the Banksy Museum. Dr. Cunningham’s work sits at the intersection of culture, politics, and public space. He brings both scholarly depth and real-world insight to conversations about street art making him a powerful voice to explore the relevance of Banksy’s work today. Includes a wine/cheese reception.Please arrive at 5pm to see the museum, as the lecture runs from 6pm-closing!
Tim Cunningham is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Pratt Institute, New York City, where he teaches courses on urban design, planning, and social justice. His interdisciplinary scholarship examines how urban infrastructure and design practices shape patterns of inequality and conflict. Prior to his academic career, Cunningham worked for over a decade with the Committee on the Administration of Justice, an independent human rights organization in Belfast, where he focused on social and economic inequalities and organized an Equality Coalition representing marginalized communities.
His recent book, Human Rights and the Architecture of Conflict (Routledge 2026), offers a groundbreaking examination of how governments in the United States and United Kingdom used urban planning and architecture to entrench racial and ethnic divisions. Drawing on original archival research and field work conducted in Belfast, Miami, Washington DC, and New York City, the book reveals striking parallels between British counter-insurgency tactics in 1970s Northern Ireland and earlier segregationist practices in American cities under urban renewal programs. His current research includes an examination of the relationship between street art, public space, and political conflict.
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277 Canal Street, Manhattan, NY, United States, New York 10013, 277 Canal St, New York, NY 10013-3559, United States
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