VGU Urban Development Planning Overview over Modules and ...
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‘betterment’ intervention. It is not that difficult to<br />
achieve this objective, if the risk of global<br />
homogenisation is recognized <strong>and</strong> the ‘genius loci’ is<br />
captured <strong>and</strong> fostered.<br />
The course will analyse some basic theories about<br />
cultural identity <strong>and</strong> townscape in the light of<br />
modernity <strong>and</strong> globalization. It will compare case<br />
studies of traditional, preserved, transformed <strong>and</strong> false<br />
local identities in the context of urban development.<br />
6 Learning outcomes Participation in the module will assist students in<br />
• underst<strong>and</strong>ing cultural identity as an<br />
interrelationship of religion, tradition, inclusion,<br />
<strong>and</strong> community formation in the city.<br />
• Considering how development issues related to<br />
gentrification <strong>and</strong> how they affect community life<br />
<strong>and</strong> identity.<br />
• Confronting stereotypes <strong>and</strong> biases regarding<br />
race, class <strong>and</strong> sexual identity.<br />
• Providing tools for underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> generalizing<br />
case studies from different parts of the world <strong>and</strong><br />
applying basic experiences in other contexts,<br />
urban <strong>and</strong> non-urban.<br />
7 Instructional methods Seminar, case studies<br />
8 Course Form Seminar<br />
9 M<strong>and</strong>atory / elective M<strong>and</strong>atory<br />
10 Language English<br />
11 Key words Cultural identity, heritage, religion,<br />
12 Duration 1 week<br />
13 Credits 2 ECTS<br />
14 Examen Oral in form of case study analysis<br />
15 Comments<br />
16 Recommended<br />
reading<br />
Askew , Marc <strong>and</strong> William S. Logan (eds). Cultural Identity <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Urban</strong> Change in Southeast Asia: Interpretative Essays. Deakin<br />
UP, 1994.<br />
Bourdieu, Pierre; Physischer, sozialer und angeeigneter<br />
physischer Raum; in: Wentz, Martin: Stadt-Räume; Frankfurt am<br />
Main,1991<br />
Boyer, M. Christine, 1996. The City of Collective Memory. MIT<br />
Caplan, Pat, Hrsg. The cultural construction of sexuality; London:<br />
Tavistock, 1987.<br />
Castells, Manuel (2002/1983). “Cultural Identity, Sexual<br />
Liberation <strong>and</strong> <strong>Urban</strong> Structure: The Gay Community in San<br />
Christopherson, Susan (1994). “The Fortress City: Privatized<br />
Spaces, Consumer Citizenship” in Post-Fordism: A Reader, Ash<br />
Amin, Ed.. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell. Pages 409-427.<br />
Francisco” in The Castells Reader on Cities <strong>and</strong> Social Theory:<br />
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