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166-084 Living in a Global City: The Sociology of Urban Experience | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-255/355. Students who have completed 166-255/355 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd and 3rd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Kevin McDonald |
Prerequisites | Normally Sociology 1A and Sociology 1B. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 1.5-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject introduces the sociological study of the urban experience, in particular what it means to live in global cities. It is grounded in the sociological tradition from Weber through the Chicago School to contemporary urban sociology, and grapples with defining dimensions of living in the global city: changing meanings of place and neighbourhood; the changing meanings of the suburban experience and urban culture. In particular this subject focuses on ways of exploring forms of urban practice, from gangs and graffiti or the development of community areas, such as gay and ethnic areas, to women's experience of place. The subject has a strong fieldwork orientation. This involves carrying out a field project exploring a particular dimension of urban experience. |
Assessment | A book review, and an essay and fieldwork report totalling 4000 words. |
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