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Stories

Graphic summaries of change stories in Belfast, Belo Horizonte, and Bogotá

Our project recognizes that cities have dominant stories about their history, identity, and change. These stories circulate in the news, via official documents, and through politicians’ speeches. Counter-narratives tell a different story about how the change occurred, who has been left out and why. One of our first priorities with Change Stories was to document both the dominant and counter-narratives in our case study cities. Curated by Magdalena Haakenstad and Lydia Collins (illustrations), these graphic summaries show how local academics and community-based partners have documented the narratives of each city, based on their local areas of focus (food, care, housing).

Read more about the narratives of change in each city through our graphic summaries. The summaries are available in English, Spanish, or Portuguese:

Front cover of graphic summary for Belfast, UK. Depicts a woman in the forefront with a pop-up message that reads "Welcome to Belfast". She is standing on a residential street with terraced two-storey homes and bunting across the street.Front cover of graphic summary for Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Depicts woman in forefront with a pop-up message that reads "Welcome to Belo Horizonte". She is standing in a community garden with houses nearby. Other people are working in the fields, tending food crops.Front cover of graphic summary for Bogotá, Colombia. Depicts woman in forefront with a pop-up message that reads "Welcome to Bogotá". Background shows two people cycling near a building with the city visible behind them.