Second special issue of «Storia urbana» edited by AISU International published
The second special issue of the journal «Storia urbana», , edited by AISU, is now online. The publication is the result of the collaboration established between the Association and the journal.
The new issue brings together contributions and research on urban history, combining both miscellaneous and thematic studies. The thematic section, conceived to include studies devoted to urban history in different national contexts in future issues as well, opens with a reflection on the current state of research in Portugal.
The articles explore a wide range of themes, methods and geographical contexts: from narratives of urban renewal in twentieth-century US cities to the industrialisation of Gioia Tauro; from contested heritage in borderlands to the cinematic representation of cities during Italia ’90; and from the study of commercial spaces in early modern cities to the forms and structures of Portuguese urbanism.
The issue includes the following contributions:
- Methods, Sources and Disciplines: Urban History Elsewhere, by Rita Gagliardi;
- Narratives of Urban Renewal in Twentieth-Century US Cities: Between Propaganda and Denunciation,by Giovanni Cristina;
- Industrialisation without Industry: Plans, “Voids”, Discourses and Reuse. The Case of Gioia Tauro (1960–2000), by Chiara Mariotti and Giorgio Danesi;
- Contested Heritage and Borderlands: The Border as a Lens through Which to Read Urban History, by Lorenzo Mingardi;
- “12 Directors for 12 Cities”: Italia ’90 on Film, by Daniela Nunes Pereira;
- The “Invisible Market”: A Methodological Proposal for Identifying Architecture and Spaces Devoted to Commercial Activities in Early Modern Cities (14th–16th Centuries), by Walter Rossa;
- Portuguese Urbanism: Evidence of Structural and Formal Connections, by Elena Svalduz.
The complete issue and the individual articles can be consulted and downloaded free of charge in PDF format from the FrancoAngeli website::
The Call for Papers for the third special issue is still open
The joint initiative promoted by AISU International and «Storia urbana» continues with the Call for Papers for the third special issue, entitled Doing Urban History Today: Sources, Methods, Disciplines..
Le proposte dovranno comprendere:
- an abstract of no more than 400 words;
- a short biography of no more than 100 words.
The required materials must be sent by 10 August 2026 to: segretario@aisuinternational.net
