Category Archives: Urban spaces

Book Review: Filtered: Coffee, the cafe and the 21st century city by Emma Felton

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Jennifer Ferreira

A book about cafés and cities is a great addition to my growing collection of coffee and café culture books. ‘Filtered: coffee, the café and the 21st century’ by Dr Emma Felton is a book which discusses so many of … Continue reading →

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Coventry’s First Coffee Festival: Fargo Coffee Festival

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Jennifer Ferreira

There’s a growing number of coffee festivals taking place across the UK (and in other countries too), with many starting to emerge in smaller towns and cities. The weekend of 15th and 16th September saw the first coffee festival taking … Continue reading →

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Coffee shops, The Conversation and radio

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

There have been a few articles in the media recently about if the UK is close to reaching peak coffee shop. The BBC asked if the UK was reaching coffee shop saturation point, ITV News ran a short piece on … Continue reading →

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Co-working and the cafe

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

This blog post is based on a talk I prepared for a workshop at CAMEo, the Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies at the University of Leicester on co-working dynamics in the city. “It was a pleasant cafe, warm … Continue reading →

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Drawing people to the city: coffee festivals

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Jennifer Ferreira

While my current research project explores the impact of cafes on different urban communities, I’m also interested in other activities related to the café industry, and the impact these have on different cities. There are a growing number of coffee … Continue reading →

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Cafe Pokénomics: riding the Pokémon Go wave?

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Jennifer Ferreira

Whether you’re a fan or not of the recent craze that has been spreading across the world over the last few weeks, PokémonGo has captured the attention of millions of people. The location-based augmented reality game from Niantic involves using your phone … Continue reading →

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