Prof.
Liora
Bigon
- School of Architecture
Ariel University
English, Hebrew
- Social Sciences Geography, Sociology
- Fields: Geography, Sociology
- Socioloy Sub-Fields: Class and Ethnicity, Culture Studies, Religions
- Geography Sub-Fields: Geographic Enivironmental Planning Policy, Historical Geography, Human Geography, Political Geography, Urban Studies
- Humanities Architecture & Urban Planning, Arts, History, Regional Studies
- Fields: Architecture & Urban Planning, Arts, History, Regional Studies
- Regional Studies Sub-Fields: African Studies
- Architecture & Urban Planning Sub-Fields: History of Architecture, Sustainable and Environmental Design, Urbanism and Society
- Arts Sub-Fields: Art History
- History Sub-Fields: General History, History of Politics, History of Society and Culture, Modern History
- Research Keywords: (post-)colonial history,, African studies,, built heritage and material culture,, Cameroon, cultural geography,, European architecture beyond Europe,, Extra-formality in Israel and the global South,, historiology, Islam in Africa, Mali, Nigeria, place naming/toponymy,, Senegal, urban planning history, urban social sustainability,, urban studies,
Research Interests
Liora Bigon is an Associate Professor in urban and African Studies at Ariel University School of Architecture. She specializes in (post-)colonial urban history and planning cultures in sub-Saharan Africa (esp. West Africa) and urban social sustainability. Among her books and edited collections are: French Colonial Dakar (Manchester University Press, 2016); Place Names in Africa (Springer, 2016); Grid Planning in the Urban Design Practices of Senegal (Springer, 2020); Street-Naming Cultures in Africa and Israel (Routledge, 2021), and Splintering Towers of Babel (Routledge, 2023).
Selected Awards
Israel Science Foundation (ISF). Personal Research + Book Publishing Grants.
The Harry Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, 2 research grants
Jewish National Fund, Bar-Ilan University, 3 Research grants.
EU-COST Action IS0904. Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) “European Architecture beyond Europe”.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust + Dean’s & Rector’s Awards
The University of Manchester, UK. Pointon Bursary for outstanding Ph.D. students + Overseas Scholars Scheme Award (OSS) for outstanding international students.
The Harry Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, 2 research grants
Jewish National Fund, Bar-Ilan University, 3 Research grants.
EU-COST Action IS0904. Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) “European Architecture beyond Europe”.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust + Dean’s & Rector’s Awards
The University of Manchester, UK. Pointon Bursary for outstanding Ph.D. students + Overseas Scholars Scheme Award (OSS) for outstanding international students.
