Giacomo is currently working as a grant researcher at the University of the Arts Helsinki, within the ”Diversity of music heritage in Finland” project funded by the Kone Foundation.
He researches and lectures about urban studies in a comparative European dimension, with a particular interest in urban culture, the night-time economy,(post)industrial cities, and music ecosystems. He is the author of Deindustrialisation and Popular Music: Punk and ‘Post-Punk’ in Manchester, Düsseldorf, Torino and Tampere (Rowman 2020).
Contact: giacomo.botta@gmail.com
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giacomobotta.wordpress.com 