Urban Social Geography: Key Theoretical Approaches

THURSDAY, 11:30, Z1 room or online

 

The course is focused on the variability of research perspectives in urban studies. The key theoretical approaches are selected in the context of the specific development of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) urban system and the internal structures of cities within the region. The course offers a profound knowledge of spatial patterns, urban processes and developments through the lens of theoretical and methodological concepts from the traditional urban sociology, Chicago school, Marxist and humanistic approaches, time-space geography and social environment theory. The course consists of eleven lectures combined with exercises and two discussion seminars. The main emphasis is on reading, classroom discussion and written assignments of the varying explanatory power of different theoretical concepts and their usefulness for CEE urban studies.

Web page of the course on Moodle.

 

Course requirements and evaluation criteria

Basic level:

Total score in tests I and II ≥ 50 %

Attendance of at least 7 lectures (excluding Introduction), including compulsory attendance of discussion seminars

Timely submission of at least 6 pre-class assignments (submitted via Moodle, annotation of required reading + answers to all questions suggested in Moodle)

Exam:

Same conditions as for basic level plus:

Activity and discussion of required readings in class

Exam - essay

 

 

Programme 2020/2021

The schedule for the 2021/22 academic year winter semester will be published in September 2021.