SOC163 Cities and Consumption

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Slavomíra Ferenčuhová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Radim Marada, Ph.D.
Department of Sociology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Timetable
Wed 11. 11. 14:00–17:30 AVC, Thu 12. 11. 16:00–19:30 P21, Fri 13. 11. 14:00–17:30 AVC
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is focused on studies of consumption in the cities and on the “consumption of cities” (Jayne 2006). The purpose of the course is however not only to conceptualize and describe the field of interest. Besides providing the theoretical background and the tools for an analytic approach to the topic, the course shall encourage the students in their attempts to understand the specificity of the situation of the cities where they live, or to compare the post-socialist Central European cities with the cities in the western part of Europe described in the literature. Therefore it concentrates – besides the readings of the theoretical works and the case studies from abroad – on working with the materials documenting the contemporary development of the central European cities. The organization of the teaching is in line with the aim of directing the students to questioning the differences between localities and to using the theoretical concepts critically.
The course is also openly aiming at strengthening the language competencies of the students and their preparedness to meet and to communicate with the experts from overseas. Dr. Mark Jayne shall lead the intensive 'bloc' teaching in November 11-13, 2009.
Syllabus
  • Bloc 1: Introducing the concepts
  • Bloc 2: Cities, consumption, identity and everyday life
  • Bloc 3: Consumption and urban regeneration
  • Bloc 4: Re-development of the postsocialist cities: consumption in - and of - the cities
Literature
  • JAYNE, Mark. Cities and consumption. Abingdon: Routledge, 2006, xii, 244. ISBN 0415327342. info
Teaching methods
The course requires a regular weekly work consisting of critical reading of the texts and writing 10 'position papers' referring to individual lessons. An intensive teaching (lectures and seminars) takes place during 3 days in semester (November 11-13, 2009) with the participation of Dr. Mark Jayne.
Assessment methods
Besides the participation at the lectures and seminars in November with Dr. Jayne, and the weekly homework, the students submit a final essay (a case study) proving their competencies to use information and the tools provided by the course for their own analytic work.
Language of instruction
English
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