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B021528 - URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Main information
Teaching Language
Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
Further information
Type of Assessment
Course program
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Academic Year 2022-23
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (FORLILPSI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
SPS/10 - URBAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
36
Teaching Term
12/09/2022 ⇒ 02/12/2022
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
Course program
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
1. Maurice Halbwachs, La memoria collettiva, Unicopli, Milano, 2001.
2. Henri Lefebvre, Il diritto alla città, ombre corte, Padova, 2014.
3. David Harvey, Il capitalismo contro il diritto alla città. Neoliberismo, urbanizzazione, resistenze, ombre corte, Padova, 2016.
4. Giuseppe Montesano, Di questa vita menzognera, Feltrinelli, Milano, 2005.
2. Henri Lefebvre, Il diritto alla città, ombre corte, Padova, 2014.
3. David Harvey, Il capitalismo contro il diritto alla città. Neoliberismo, urbanizzazione, resistenze, ombre corte, Padova, 2016.
4. Giuseppe Montesano, Di questa vita menzognera, Feltrinelli, Milano, 2005.
Learning Objectives
This course has as its primary objective the acquisition of both theoretical and methodological concepts of sociological studies about space and the city in particular. To this end, the various social theories on urbanisation history and processes, both on a local and global scale, will be problematised. It aims to provide students with basic tools for research and study of the urban phenomenon in all its articulations and constant transformations, with a focus on sustainability and inequalities.
Knowledge and understanding
The specific competences for the analysis of social processes in the urban context will be acquired through the recognition of the most relevant sociological interpretative models. It is intended to enable students to develop their comprehension skills by focusing on the in-depth and thorough analysis of scientific texts and their links to contemporary social phenomena.
Ability to implement knowledge and understanding
By the end of the course, students will be able to successfully apply their newly acquired theoretical and methodological knowledge to specific problems emerging from life in urban spaces, offering a critical and empirically verified perspective, properly elaborated in research reports, essays and oral expositions through which they will propose original and innovative hypotheses and interpretations.
Knowledge and understanding
The specific competences for the analysis of social processes in the urban context will be acquired through the recognition of the most relevant sociological interpretative models. It is intended to enable students to develop their comprehension skills by focusing on the in-depth and thorough analysis of scientific texts and their links to contemporary social phenomena.
Ability to implement knowledge and understanding
By the end of the course, students will be able to successfully apply their newly acquired theoretical and methodological knowledge to specific problems emerging from life in urban spaces, offering a critical and empirically verified perspective, properly elaborated in research reports, essays and oral expositions through which they will propose original and innovative hypotheses and interpretations.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
The course employs a mixed methodology, aimed at combining lectures with the students' participation in class, through the joint discussion of specific topics, identified, each time, according to the students' needs.
In addition to the textbooks used, audiovisual and digital material will be used for a more effective acquisition of urban sociology concepts and tools.
In addition to the textbooks used, audiovisual and digital material will be used for a more effective acquisition of urban sociology concepts and tools.
Further information
None
Type of Assessment
The concluding exam consists of a written paper on one of the topics that will be communicated
during the course, and in a conversation on the paper and the topics covered in the classes.
The paper must be submitted to the lecturer by e-mail at least one week before the examination date.
during the course, and in a conversation on the paper and the topics covered in the classes.
The paper must be submitted to the lecturer by e-mail at least one week before the examination date.
Course program
The course is structured in three modules.
The first one is concentrated on the close relationship between how space/time and collective memory, so as to grasp the reciprocal changes and interactions.
The second module focuses on urban development, examining social processes that arise in and with the city, leading to a specific urban quality, i.e. the 'right to the city', understood as the opportunity to access resources and to experience an urban life that prioritises both individuals' and communities' interests and needs.
The third module focuses on the symbolic and narrative representations of urban processes and their impact on life and social relations.
The first one is concentrated on the close relationship between how space/time and collective memory, so as to grasp the reciprocal changes and interactions.
The second module focuses on urban development, examining social processes that arise in and with the city, leading to a specific urban quality, i.e. the 'right to the city', understood as the opportunity to access resources and to experience an urban life that prioritises both individuals' and communities' interests and needs.
The third module focuses on the symbolic and narrative representations of urban processes and their impact on life and social relations.
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
11. Sustainable cities and communities