2017-2018-1

AM-MA-SZ12-2

_Szeminárium, _Gyakorlati jegy

AM-MA-SZ1, Any Course

AM-MA-SZ1, Any Course Seminar

Angol-Amerikai Intézet (BTK Bölcsészettudományi Kar)

heti 2.00

5

nincs korlát

konfirmálandó

This course focuses on the structuring and operation of postmodern urban spaces. Drawing on cultural geography and urban design in its approach and method of investigation, it maps the main contemporary challenges of urban living and the various ways urban design hopes to address and meet these various human demands. As its structuring principle, the course relies on Rowe's proposition that postmodern cities are like "collage cities", comprised of various "thematic parks" representing certain areas of human needs, such as living, consumerism, entertainment, recreation, culture, etc. The course regards urban scenes in New York City as the primary sorce for illustrations, but references will also be made to other American cities, such as Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. Topics: Reading spaces, theory and method, The challenges of postmodern urban living, Suburban living, Neighbourhoods: race and ethnicity, Skyscraper cultures, The WTC and the 9/11 phenomenon, Consumerism: the mall-experience, Mapping religions, Geographies of gender and sexuality, Sites for arts and entertainment, Public microcosms, Final quiz, Thematic discussion: Global aspects and local spaces. Reading, requirement: Students will be provided with a Reader which contains writings by Gottdiener, Jameson, Jencks, Rowe, Solomon, Venturi and Wright, among others.