24. CHAOS AND DESIRE IN THE CITY: A conversation with Tanya Zack and Tanzil Shafique

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with authors Tanya Zack and Tanzil Shafique about urban life in Johannesburg and Dhaka, focusing on informal trading and slum conditions.

Come with us to Johannesburg and Dhaka in this month's feature. Visit the markets and stalls of Jeppe, in inner city Johannesburg, a dynamic ecosystem of informal traders, sometimes called Africa’s shopping Mecca. Head with us to Korail, an informal settlement of 300,000 dwellers, sometimes called Bangladesh’s largest slum. In this double book talk, we are joined by two critically-acclaimed authors. With Tanya Zack we discuss her book The Chaos Precinct: Johannesburg as a Port City, a narrati...

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Goodfellow, Beth Perry

Guests: Tanya Zack, Tanzil Shafique

Topics covered

• urban dynamics
• informal trading
• slum conditions
• literature
• city life
• Johannesburg
• Dhaka

Keywords

• Johannesburg
• Dhaka
• informal traders
• slum
• urban dynamics
• literature
• markets

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Chaos Precinct: Johannesburg as a Port City

Places: Johannesburg, Dhaka, Jeppe, Korail, Bangladesh

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