960005 UE Living City (2021W)

In Module 4 - Living City - the city as an entity is worked on as an indispensable playground within the scope of the art of project management. The most important, most conflicting and exciting developments occur in cities, which can thus be understood as socio-political and cultural laboratories. In this module the emphasis lies on concrete examples such as the innovative city, community art, and festivals, from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Competencies
This module offers detailed expertise to engage with contemporary expressions of cultural life: Innovative City, Community Participation, Social Inclusion, and Festivals.

The participants will explore cultural and social projects as part of Urban Planning, Social Inclusion, and Resistance Art The incorporation of Community Art into the city and its cultural scene will be practiced. Social Inclusion as a necessary part of cultural projects will be defined and debated.
Knowledge acquired in the first three modules will be summarized and applied to overarching formats.
Participants learn to understand and experience society and culture as an integrated unit, which they can contribute to concretely in the future.
Part of the module will be conducted through study visits and conversations at venues of social and cultural work.

Focus Areas
o Culture in Transition
o Triggering, Channeling and Integrating Urban Processes