COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL THEORY AND THE CITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 2029 SOCIAL THEORY AND THE CITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKHAN TENIKLER

Offered to

Public Administration
Public Administration (Evening)

Course Objective

The main goal of the course is for students to critically interpret the formation of urban space and the policies implemented on urban space by making use of social theories. Themes such as urban communities and neighborhoods, urban differentiation, segregation and inequalities, social movements, public space, gentrification, gender and sexuality, urban subjectivity, urban culture and identity, reflections of globalization on urban space are analyzed with the views of theorists from different schools of thought such as Karl Marx, Georg Simmel, Walter Benjamin, Louis Wirth, Richard Sennett, Henri Lefebvre, and Pierre Bourdieu so that students are equipped with a critical point of view in evaluating urban policies

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to use social theory critically in interpreting the city.
2   To be able to define the basic issues in urban sociology.
3   To understand the similarities and differences in the ways different schools approach the city
4   To be able to critically evaluate the issues that form the basis of urban policies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information about the purpose and methods of critical urban studies. Explanations on the use of social theory in critical urban studies
2 Modernity, capitalism, and urbanization: Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Ferdinand Tönnies
3 Chicago School of Human Ecology and the emergence of urban studies
4 Capitalism, power, and the city: Henri Lefebvre, Manuel Castells, and David Harvey
5 Postmodern theory and the city: The Los Angeles School of Urbanism
6 Reading the city in terms of the politics of space, public space, and social movements
7 Capital and urban space: Interpreting gentrification practices through Neil Smith's theories
8 Capital and urban space: Interpreting gentrification practices through Neil Smith's theories
9 Capital and urban space: Interpreting gentrification practices through Neil Smith's theories
10 Gender, sexuality, and the city: The meaning of the city in the context of Feminist and Queer theories
11 Subjectivity and the city: Walter Benjamin and Michel de Certeau
12 Cultures in the city and urban segregation: Sharon Zukin
13 Globalization and the city: Saskia Sassen
14 Urban power and forms of segregation: Practicing Bourdieusian sociology of the city through Loïc Wacquant's theories

Recomended or Required Reading

Katznelson, I. (2019). Marksizm ve Kent.
Merrifield, A. (2019). Metromarksizm. Şehrin Marksist Bir Hikayesi.
Harvey, D. (2019). Postmodernliğin Durumu.
Harvey, D. (2019). Sosyal Adalet ve Şehir.
Sennett, R. (2023). Kamusal Insanın Çöküşü.
Wacquant, L. (2015). Kent Paryaları: Ileri Marjinalliğin Karşılaştırmalı Sosyolojisi.
Saunders, P. (2013). Sosyal Teori Kentsel Sosyoloji.
Tonkiss, F. (2005). Space, the City and Social Theory

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, mandatory reading lists

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.cobangil@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 6 60
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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