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240027 VS Economies of Urban Revitalization (3.3.4) (2022W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Participation at first session is obligatory!The lecturer can invite students to a grade-relevant discussion about partial achievements. Partial achievements that are obtained by fraud or plagiarized result in the non-evaluation of the course (entry 'X' in certificate). The plagiarism software 'Turnitin' will be used for courses with continuous assessment.
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 01.09.2022 00:01 to Mo 26.09.2022 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 17.10.2022 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
If possible, the course is to be conducted in presence. Due to the respective applicable distance regulations and other measures, adjustments may be made.
- Thursday 06.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 13.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 20.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 27.10. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum D, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 03.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 10.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Übungsraum (A414) NIG 4. Stock
- Thursday 17.11. 15:00 - 18:15 Seminarraum A, NIG 4. Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This course focuses on the analysis of various strategies and approaches to urban redevelopment. Its starting premise is that cities are part of global economic, political, and cultural dynamics that shape policy discourses and trajectories within the contexts of capital accumulation. Throughout the class, we will analyze conceptual approaches to scale, global urbanism, gentrification, redevelopment, policy, and others. With the reading assignments, the class will reflect on how arts, migration, housing, and environment, among others, become enveloped into rhetoric of revitalization and economic growth and its subsequent impacts on cities and urban life. This a seminar style class and students are encouraged to participate with their reflections on readings, as well as personal and professional experiences that provide new perspectives to assigned topics.
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be graded based on:
1. Final paper of approximately 2500 words will be due at the end of the course. Students are expected to engage with a topic of their choosing that is related to concepts covered in class. Students will be graded on structure, argument, research, and clarity of discussion. Further, they will be graded on their ability to engage with and reflect on topics discussed in class. Students should have a rough draft of their paper by the last session of the course for discussion. **Failing to submit a final paper will result in a failing grade. (40%)
2. Group oral presentations: students will be placed in groups and will be required to present on assigned texts and lead course discussion. Presentations should include a summation of the text (main argument and topic), reflections, and class discussion questions. (30%)
3. Moodle questions and reading reflections: students are required to post 2 questions/comments per each reading on Moodle discussion platform a day before each class. Questions/comments cannot be a summation of the reading, but a reflective and inquisitive point about the topic at hand. (20%)
4. Class participation: since this a seminar class, students will be required to participate in class discussions. (10%)Students will be assessed based on their comprehension and reflection of topics and reading assignments.For the paper, students should:
1. Have a well developed argument with supporting evidence about a topic of their choosing that is connected to topics discussed in class.
2. Logical structure of the paper that has a clear introduction, argument, theoretical engagement, case study and supporting research, analysis, and conclusion.
3. At least 10 references that are from scholarly publications such as journals, books, book chapters, encyclopedias.Presentation:
1. Clear understanding of the text and its main points
2. Reflective engagement with the text and the ideas presented including agreements/disagreements; connections with theoretical engagements; drawing from personal experience and examples from other courses.
3. Discussion questions that encourage class discussion and deeper engagement with the text.Moodle Questions:
1. Questions/comments should thoughtfully and reflectively engage with the text at hand, it could be about theoretical or conceptual approach; methodology; research topic; analysis, etc.
1. Final paper of approximately 2500 words will be due at the end of the course. Students are expected to engage with a topic of their choosing that is related to concepts covered in class. Students will be graded on structure, argument, research, and clarity of discussion. Further, they will be graded on their ability to engage with and reflect on topics discussed in class. Students should have a rough draft of their paper by the last session of the course for discussion. **Failing to submit a final paper will result in a failing grade. (40%)
2. Group oral presentations: students will be placed in groups and will be required to present on assigned texts and lead course discussion. Presentations should include a summation of the text (main argument and topic), reflections, and class discussion questions. (30%)
3. Moodle questions and reading reflections: students are required to post 2 questions/comments per each reading on Moodle discussion platform a day before each class. Questions/comments cannot be a summation of the reading, but a reflective and inquisitive point about the topic at hand. (20%)
4. Class participation: since this a seminar class, students will be required to participate in class discussions. (10%)Students will be assessed based on their comprehension and reflection of topics and reading assignments.For the paper, students should:
1. Have a well developed argument with supporting evidence about a topic of their choosing that is connected to topics discussed in class.
2. Logical structure of the paper that has a clear introduction, argument, theoretical engagement, case study and supporting research, analysis, and conclusion.
3. At least 10 references that are from scholarly publications such as journals, books, book chapters, encyclopedias.Presentation:
1. Clear understanding of the text and its main points
2. Reflective engagement with the text and the ideas presented including agreements/disagreements; connections with theoretical engagements; drawing from personal experience and examples from other courses.
3. Discussion questions that encourage class discussion and deeper engagement with the text.Moodle Questions:
1. Questions/comments should thoughtfully and reflectively engage with the text at hand, it could be about theoretical or conceptual approach; methodology; research topic; analysis, etc.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
0-59: 5
60-69: 4
70-79: 3
80-89: 2
90-100: 1
60-69: 4
70-79: 3
80-89: 2
90-100: 1
Examination topics
Reading list
Tentative reading list includes:New Globalism, New Urbanism: Gentrification as Global Urban Strategy, Neil Smith
EU Urban Agenda 2021
Policy mobilities, politics and place: the making of financial urban futures, Kevin Ward
The Unfinished Lampposts: The (anti-) Politics of the Amsterdam Smart Lighting Project, Dorien Zandbergen
Culture and the Nighttime Economy: A Conversation with London’s Night Czar and Culture-at-Risk Officer, Amin Ghaziani
“Beauty won’t boil the pot:” Aesthetic discourse, memory, and urban development in Edinburgh, Christa Ballard Tooley
Cities and the Creative Class, Richard Florida
The Shrinking City as a Growth Machine: Detroit's Reinvention of Growth through Triage, Foundation Work and Talent Attraction, Lisa Berglund
Emerging Market City, Joshua Akers
Yolande Pottie-Sherman - Austerity urbanism and the promise of immigrant- and refugee-centered urban revitalization in the US Rust Belt
Contested Ecologies: Environmental Activism and Urban Space in Immigrant Paris, Andrew Newman
EU Urban Agenda 2021
Policy mobilities, politics and place: the making of financial urban futures, Kevin Ward
The Unfinished Lampposts: The (anti-) Politics of the Amsterdam Smart Lighting Project, Dorien Zandbergen
Culture and the Nighttime Economy: A Conversation with London’s Night Czar and Culture-at-Risk Officer, Amin Ghaziani
“Beauty won’t boil the pot:” Aesthetic discourse, memory, and urban development in Edinburgh, Christa Ballard Tooley
Cities and the Creative Class, Richard Florida
The Shrinking City as a Growth Machine: Detroit's Reinvention of Growth through Triage, Foundation Work and Talent Attraction, Lisa Berglund
Emerging Market City, Joshua Akers
Yolande Pottie-Sherman - Austerity urbanism and the promise of immigrant- and refugee-centered urban revitalization in the US Rust Belt
Contested Ecologies: Environmental Activism and Urban Space in Immigrant Paris, Andrew Newman
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