080075 VO B230 Special Fields: Flanerie:. a cultural practice of everyday life (2020S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 8 - Kunstgeschichte und Europäische Ethnologie

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 04.03. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 18.03. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 18.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 25.03. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 25.03. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 01.04. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 01.04. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 06.05. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 06.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 13.05. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 13.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 20.05. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 20.05. 11:00 - 12:30 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse
Wednesday 17.06. 09:15 - 10:45 Seminarraum 1 (2.Stock, rechts) EE Hanuschgasse

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The lecture takes the school of Chicago’s approach on cultural studies as its starting point and introduce its perspectives on walking end exploring urban environments. We will discuss the figuration of the flâneur and the flâneuse based on the literature. Furthermore, we take a look on contemporary interpretations and forms of flânerie. We will discuss different forms of walking through the city, such as artistic, resistant, participatory and touristic practises. The contemporary forms of walking and exploring the city such as instawalks will be also discussed.
The second part of the course concentrates on the senses and flânerie. With the help of the approaches and methods of sensory ethnography, we will interrogate the (male) gaze of flâneur, and distribute an equal space to the aural, olfactory, gustatory and haptic perceptions of wandering. The block courses are devoted to discuss the given texts, films, art and research projects. In order to grasp and break the hierarchy of the senses practically, there will be an excursion at the end where the students will exercise the various sensory awareness and inscriptions of walking in the city.
Each lecture is structured similarly:
Following the (theoretical) input, we will have various activities such as presentations of the guests on exploring the city, and film projections. Lastly, we will explore the city space together with an excursion.

Assessment and permitted materials

At the end of the semester, there will be an exam.

Alternatively, students can write one paper (each one four pages long, plus an annex with literature) about a selected topic that are discussed during the lectures. The paper has to be uploaded via moodle on 17.6.2020. Register for the exam on 3.7.2020 via u:space if you write an essay.

Exam - register via u:space:
14.10.2020
16.12.2020
20.01.2021

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Für den erfolgreichen Abschluss der LV sind zumindest 50 von 100 möglichen Punkten zu erreichen.
Notenskala:
>= 87,5 sehr gut (1)
>= 75 gut (2)
>= 62,5 befriedigend (3)
>= 50 genügend (4)
< 50 nicht genügend (5)

Examination topics

Reading list

Light, Andrew, and Jonathan M. Smith. The Aesthetics of Everyday Life. Columbia University Press, 2005.

Howes, David. Empire of the Senses: the Sensual Culture Reader. Berg, 2005.

Association in the course directory

EC Kulturanalysen des Alltags,

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