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230142 VO Introduction to urban sociology (2022S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 23 - Soziologie

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Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Update 8.3.2022: die für 11.05.2022 geplante Einheit muss leider entfallen. Geplanter Ersatztermin: MI 18.05.2022 13.15-15.30 Seminarraum 9, Kolingasse 14-16, OG01
Update 12.05.2022: der Ersatztermin am 18.05.2022 wird verlegt auf Seminarraum 1 ab 16:45

  • Wednesday 09.03. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 16.03. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 30.03. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 27.04. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.05. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 18.05. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 25.05. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 01.06. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 15.06. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 22.06. 16:45 - 19:00 Inst. f. Soziologie, Seminarraum 1, Rooseveltplatz 2, 1.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

The course aims at offering an introduction into Urban Sociology and how it developed as a subfield of sociology addressing both classical thinkers and contemporary urban scholars contributions to the field. Students will be introduced to the analytical tools the discipline uses to critically understand urban phenomena. Are cities becoming more important? What are the consequences of the ongoing spatial changes? How does globalization influence urbanization dynamics in the global North and in the global South? Is gentrification the same everywhere? Where does Vienna fit into the broader picture? Students will be made aware about different theoretical and methodological approaches and their consequences in providing different views of cities and how they change across the globe. By doing so, the course will provide an overview of the complexity of cities and the need to disentangle this complexity in its multiple facets, from the political and economic to cultural and social points of views.

The course has a double objective:
1) first to provide a historical overview of how urban sociology developed;
2) second to provide the tools to understand cities and how they change. Students should be able to autonomously analyse urban contexts and how they change.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written (online) exam about content provided throughout the semester as well as literature on moodle.

OR

Written Essay about a topic related to the subject of Urban Sociology. The topic has to be coordinated with the lecturer. The paper should be about 8-10 pages (20.000-25.000 characters including space; without table of content and references). A short presentation about the topic at the last unit of the semester is a mandatory part of the assignment. You can submit your paper at one of the given exam dates.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Notenschlüssel for the exam:

You can get a maximum amount of 10 points for every MC question and 35 points for every open question. You need to achieve at least 50 points to pass the exam.

100–89 sehr gut
88–76 gut
75–63 befriedigend
62 –50 genügend
0–49 nicht genügend

Notenschlüssel for the paper:

- Structure and common thread (30%)
- Academic rules and language (20%)
- Content (50&)

100–89 sehr gut
88–76 gut
75–63 befriedigend
62 –50 genügend
0–49 nicht genügend

Examination topics

Literature
Powerpoint slides (provided via moodle)
Discussions

Reading list

Prüfungsrelevante Literatur (will be complemented at the first unit in the syllabus):

-Harding A. Blokland T. (2014) Urban Theory, London: Sage. (Chapter 1,2,3,5)
- Brenner N. Schmid C. (2014), The Urban age in question
-Storper, M. Scott, A. J. (2016) Current debates in Urban Theory: A critical assessment Urban Studies pp. 1-23.
-Turok, I. (2005) Cities, Competition and Competitiveness: Identifying New Connections, in Buck, N. et al. Changing Cities. Rethinking Urban Competitiveness, cohesion and governance, Houndsmill, Palgrave, pp. 25-43.
-Simmel G. (1908) The metropolis and mental life [or the original: Die Grosstädte und das Geistesleben, Dresden: Petermann, 1903]
-Hannerz U. (1980) Exploring the city : inquiries toward an urban anthropology Columbia University Press, pp. 19-59 (chapter 2).
-Lees L . Slater, T. Wyly E. (eds) (2007) Gentrification, Routledge, London. [only chapter 1]
-Haeusserman, H. Haila A. (2005) The European city: A conceptual framework and normative project, in Kazepov (2005) pp. 43-64.
-Bagnasco, A. Le Galès P. (2000) Cities in contemporary Europe. Chapter 1. European cities: Local societies and collective actors, pp. 1-32.

Association in the course directory

Die Lehrveranstaltung kann für jede Forschungsspezialisierung des Masterstudiums Soziologie herangezogen werden, sofern dies inhaltlich zu Ihrem Masterarbeitsvorhaben passt bzw. mit dem Betreuer oder der Betreuerin abgesprochen wurde.

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