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Technical University Darmstadt www.urban-studies.de Course description 1 Course identification 2.5.4-B 2 Module Conviviality and Culture 3 Name of course Cultural production and Urban Space 4 Course instructor Prof. Dr. Shanti Pillai, New York, Auroville, Havana 5 Contents /syllabus This course explores the role of culture in the production of globalized urban spaces, and the role of urban spaces in the production of globalized culture. Cultural activities have long been thought of in the West as the antidotes to the social ills supposedly promoted by city living. At the same time, culture constitutes the primary terrain of conflicts over social differences and urban fears. As the site for the creation of images, memories and meaning, cultural production symbolizes and controls who belongs in the city, and who does not. With the rise of the “global city” and its corresponding concern for finance, service industries, and media, culture has increasingly become the business of urban planners, municipal authorities, and corporations who give priority to the creation of areas of touristic and entertainment interest and the privatization of public space. Individual artists and small-scale cultural organizations find it hard to compete in the face of such priorities, just as large numbers of immigrants and ethnic and racial “others” are exploited and marginalized by these developments. At the same time these populations create alternative forms of “cosmopolitanism” through the production of new cultural forms, as well as by placing pressure on institutions to appeal to a broader public. In this class students will consider the relationship between global economics, local urban development, and the social processes through which people creatively respond to their living conditions and make claims to “cultural citizenship.” Our discussion about these contentious issues will include de-centering the academic debates which have frequently assumed a Euro- American model of the global city. We will also take note of the ways in which digital technologies might (or might not) displace the importance of “place” in the production of culture in the 21 st century. The course is designed as a seminar to introduce students to a range of issues to simulate their thinking about the cities in which they might find themselves working. Emphasis is less on lecturing and passive note-taking, and more on teacher-student collaboration in discussing open-ended theoretical, practical, and political questions. For their final projects each student will choose a specific area of inquiry and 2.5.7 Page 1
explore the issues in relation to a city they know well or in which they have a particular interest. Students will present their reflections orally in class and in a brief essay. 6 Learning outcomes Students will also be asked to do a mini “final project.” This basically consists of selecting an issue/topic that comes up during the course of Monday-Thursday’s discussions, and reflecting further upon it. I think it is most useful when students select an area of inquiry and then examine the corresponding issues in relation to a city they know well, or a city in which they might one day work. Such things can take as their focus official discourses, as in something like “The Role of Musueum X in the Promotion of Tourism in City Y.” Alternatively, it might examine large scale processes as in “The Aesthetics of the Multinational Takeover of the Downtown in City Z.” Another strategy would be to consider acts of resistance as in “The Rise, Repression and Appropriation of Graffiti in City A.” It is entirely up to you. Take up something that interests you, something that may serve you in the kind of work you may have to do, or may want to do. You will present your reflections orally in a 20 minute presentation on Friday, as well as written in a 3-5 page, double-spaced essay. 7 Instructional methods This class places primary emphasis on active participation in discussion. Our conversations will be the most interesting and productive when students come to class prepared. That means having read the day’s readings and thought about them in relation to one’s own personal and professional experience, in addition to previous academic work. 8 Course Form Seminar 9 Mandatory / elective Optional 10 Language English 11 Key words Cultural Studies Meets Urban Planning Art, Cities, & Nations Pop Culture/Alternative City Cultures Immigrant Cultures 12 Duration 1 week 13 Credits 2 ECTS 14 Examen Written 15 Comments Assignment Percent of Final Grade Class Participation 50% Oral Presentation 25% Essay (3-5 pages) 25% 16 Recommended reading Brenner, Neil and Roger Keil, 2006:The Global Cities Reader. London and New York: Routledge. Currid, Elizabeth, 2007:The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 2.5.7 Page 2
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