Tetyana Kasima (University of Tartu) in conversation with Sinan Barış Yaşar (HGGS)As human beings, we are all embedded in time and space—but how does the space we inhabit shape our perspectives and experiences? Drawing on her research into Clarice Lispector’s The Besieged City and Virginia Woolf’s Solid Objects, Tetyana Kasima (University of Tartu) joins Sinan from HGGS to explore how literature reflects and reimagines urban life. The conversation touches on the concept of magical urbanism in literature and examines how philosophical concepts intersect with fictional worlds. Tetyana investigates the meaning of city life and the influence of urban environments on individuals, as portrayed in literary texts. Join us for Episode 5 of the HGGS Podcast Series Us and Them to discover how literature reshapes our understanding of the spaces we live in.Timeline(00:00) Introducing Tetyana Kasima and Her Academic Work(01:38) Literary Urban Studies(03:53) Exploring Heterotopic Moments of Being(07:10) Moments of Being/Not Being and the Question: “What is a City?”(09:15) Perspectives: Where Do We Have to Stand to See the “City?”(12:13) Contradictions in Urban Life and Magical Urbanism(16:24) The Role of Dichotomies in Urban Space(17:34) Visibility and Anonymity in Cities(19:42) Interactions between Different Art Forms(23:28) Personal Reflection: Which City Best Reflects Magical Urbanism?(25:08) Recommendations for Urban Exploration(27:18) ConclusionKeywordsLiterary urban studies, magical urbanism, heterotopic moments, urban studies, literature, Clarice Lispector, Virginia Woolf, city experiences, perspectives, interdisciplinary research, city life, urban life, Michel Foucault, heterotopia, fiction, The Besieged City, literary studies, Solid Objects, moments of being

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