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290196 VO Social Science and the City (2011W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

VO 10.10.2011 entfällt ausnahmsweise wegen Kollision mit Exkursion

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 10.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 17.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 24.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 31.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 07.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 14.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 21.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 28.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 05.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 12.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 09.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 16.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 23.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528
  • Monday 30.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geographie NIG 5.OG C0528

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture course builds upon the basic knowledge acquired in the undergraduate course on urban geography. It aims at extending geographical urban research with important theories and findings from other social sciences doing urban research. At the beginning of the course, you have the opportunity to co-determine the themes that will be addressed in the lecture.
You may choose from the following themes: (1) the "urban question" in 19th century social science (MARX, WEBER, DURKHEIM, SIMMEL), (2) social reportage around 1900 (BOOTH, RIIS, OSTWALD, Max WINTER, KLÄGER, PARK), (3) from Community Power Research (HUNTER, DAHL) to Urban Growth Machines (MOLOTCH, HARDING) and Urban Regime Theory, (4) new inequalities (KRECKEL), new lifestyles in the city (SCHULZE et al.), (5) New Cultural Geography of the City (CRANG, MITCHELL, Daaniel MILLER et al.), Festivalisation (HÄUSSERMANN-SIEBEL), Disneyfication of the city (ROOST), (7) City and literature (CORBINEAU-HOFFMANN), (8) City and city-guides (BOCKHORN), (9) city and the cinema (CLARKE, SHIEL-FITZMAURICE).

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Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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Association in the course directory

(MG-S3-NPI) (MG-S4-NPI) (MR3-NPI) (L2-b3, L2-b3-zLV) (Tef-W-C2, Tef-W-C3) (Rd-W8)

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