AJ26054 Changing Cities

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2000
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Jiří Rambousek, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • This course will look at the ways in which recent developments in the global economy have affected the organisation and perception of life in a number of different cities, using a number of different kinds of representation and perspective. We will begin by looking at textual analyses of a number of non-British cities, then move to a consideration of similar and new kinds of approach to the development of social and cultural life in London and Manchester. Finally we will consider the relevance of such approaches to places closer to home - particularly (but not exclusively) Brno! This course is likely to include a degree of cooperation with students from universities in Olomouc and Magdeburg and perhaps Manchester. Participants will be asked to carry out a small amount of their own research and field-work in terms of finding out how the residents of Czech towns and cities perceive processes of change in their own locality. Prospective participants do not need to be trained anthropologists or sociologists but a certain degree of willingness to explore beyond the confines of the university and talk to people outside of the seminar room would be appreciated!
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminar; Assessment: written work presenting the results of this field-work and relating it to issues raised in class.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
Credit evaluation note: 2 původní kredity.
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