Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
New-SEP-MTP
Aims
- To provide an understanding of the origins of sociological research into cities.
- To provide a sociological understanding of the nature of urban politics and power dynamics.
- To provide an understanding of various urban issues and their relation to sociological categories such as gender, class, race and more.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Explain and evaluate the origins of sociological analysis of cities.
2.
Critique and analyse the nature of urban politics in the UK and other societies.
3.
Interrogate the nature, consequences and resistance to a range of urban issues in the UK and other societies.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Topics may include: Chicago School, LA School, Urban Capitalism, Postmodern urbanism, urban entrepreneurialism, urban culture, gentrification, studentification, race and segregation in the city, the green city, gender and the city.
Topics may include: Chicago School, LA School, Urban Capitalism, Postmodern urbanism, urban entrepreneurialism, urban culture, gentrification, studentification, race and segregation in the city, the green city, gender and the city.
Module Overview:
This module will equip students to discuss cities, urban processes and urban futures from a critical and sociological perspective. It will enhance their understanding of the nature, origins and consequences of urban issues. This module studies cities from a sociological perspective and is structured according to 3 main parts. Firstly, students will gain insights into the origins of urban sociology, especially its significance for the emergence of sociology as an academic discipline. We will read and discuss foundational texts and theories in early urban sociology. The second part of the module, will study the nature of urban politics focusing on questions of power and capital in the urban environment. The last part of the module, interrogates several urban issues and their relationship to sociological categories such as class, gender, race and more. The emphasis of the module is not just that student engage with complex theories and texts but also that student are able to develop alternative approaches and solutions to conflicts and issues that play out in the urban environment. Students are also encouraged to apply these theories to Liverpool and seek out examples and sites in our immediate urban environment that illustrate these points.
This module will equip students to discuss cities, urban processes and urban futures from a critical and sociological perspective. It will enhance their understanding of the nature, origins and consequences of urban issues. This module studies cities from a sociological perspective and is structured according to 3 main parts. Firstly, students will gain insights into the origins of urban sociology, especially its significance for the emergence of sociology as an academic discipline. We will read and discuss foundational texts and theories in early urban sociology. The second part of the module, will study the nature of urban politics focusing on questions of power and capital in the urban environment. The last part of the module, interrogates several urban issues and their relationship to sociological categories such as class, gender, race and more. The emphasis of the module is not just that student engage with complex theories and texts but also that student are able to develop alternative approaches and solutions to conflicts and issues that play out in the urban environment. Students are also encouraged to apply these theories to Liverpool and seek out examples and sites in our immediate urban environment that illustrate these points.
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