Universität Wien

290042 PS Critical Perspectives on Urban Development with and for the Global Urban Majority (2024W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 35 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 29.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 19.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 26.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 10.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 07.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 14.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 21.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
  • Tuesday 28.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This seminar explores the term ‘global urban majority’ to focus on those places, people and practices that play a critical role in urbanisation processes but receive little or insufficient attention in academia. At the same time, the concepts of global majorities and minorities enable a critical engagemnet with power relations and norms, as well as opening up possibilities for alternative perspectives.

Urban development ‘for and with’ the global majority means that this seminar pays particular attention to the role of civil society organisations and social movements, to knowledge co-production and so-called ‘people-centred approaches’.

At the end of the seminar you will be able to:
- Apply core concepts of urban studies in relation to global majorities to a) critically reflect on blind spots and their significance in different urban development approaches and b) identify alternatives.
- Analyse places, practices and urban actors using insights from comparative urbanism and evaluate their structural significance for different topics of urban development.

Methods:
In the course, core concepts are presented, contextualised and discussed using concrete examples and cities. Weekly tasks based on literature, podcasts, videos and your own research will be set. You are explicitly encouraged to contribute your own case studies, experiences and interests to shape the course.

The course will be held in German. Please note that the majority of the literature is in English and that parts of the course (e.g. guest lectures) may also be held in English.

Assessment and permitted materials

This course is based on continous assessment. A prerequisite for positive completion is full participation in at least 80% of the seminar dates. Furthermore, attendance in the first unit is mandatory; registered participants who are absent will be de-registered.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The assessment depends on the following components, all of which must be assessed positively (min 50%) in order to complete this seminar positively.
1. active participation in seminar discussions (20%)
2. preparation and implementation of reflection tasks before or after the units. These tasks are to be carried out partly individually and partly in small groups (30%)
3. short presentation of a preliminary city profile (20%)
4. submission of a city profile (30%)

Examination topics

Reading list

Pflichtlektüren (und andere Medienformate) werden wöchentlich auf Moodle bekannt gegeben. Eine kleine Auswahl wichtiger Artikel/Buchkapitel finden Sie hier:

Bhan, G. (2019). Notes on a Southern urban practice. Environment and Urbanization, 31(2), 639-654.
Nugraha, E., Wesely, J., Ruszczyk, H. A., de Villiers, I., & Zhao, Y. (2023). Overlooked cities: Shifting the gaze in research and practice in global urban studies. Cities, 133, 104044.
Robinson, J. (2021). Comparative urbanism and global urban studies. Theorising the urban. In: McFarlane, C. and Lancione M. (eds): Global Urbanism: Knowledge, Power and the City. London: Routledge.
Simone, A. (2014). The missing people: Reflections on an urban majority in cities of the South. In The Routledge handbook on cities of the Global South (pp. 322-336). Routledge.

Association in the course directory

(MR3-PI)

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